Because he studied the technique of double cultivation of life in simple terms, he was a little exhausted, so Wu Haogu slept until three poles in the sun before getting up. When he arrived at the Chongzheng Hall the next day, it was already very late, and when he saw that the Zaizhi in the hall had been given a seat and tea, he knew that they had been talking to Zhao Ji for a while, and they didn't know what they were discussing?

Seeing Wu Haogu coming in under the guidance of a small yellow door, Zhao Ji asked with a smile: "Wu Qing looks good today, but is it a happy event?" ”

"There is indeed a happy event in the minister's family, but it is not the minister's, but the minister's father is going to grow old and have a son."

Zhao Ji laughed, "Wu Chengzhi is not old, why can't he have a son?" Didn't your uncle, who was only in his sixties or seventies, also have a son? ”

"He's amazing," Wu Haogu smiled, "My uncle and grandmother are pregnant again!" ”

Zhao Ji and Wu Haogu are talking about Wu Zhongyi, the 561st Jinshi in the third year of Yuanfu, who was 66 years old in high school. After high school, he married an oiran girl in her thirties to fill the house, and almost became a joke in officialdom. But the old man is also old and strong, at the age of 68, he really gave birth to an uncle to Wu Haogu, not long ago, Wu Zhongyi, who is already 70 years old, also let his "Mrs. Oiran" get pregnant again, not to mention being old and strong!

However, compared with his ability in childbirth, Wu Zhongyi's official fortune is not good. Now he is still a person selected from the ninth grade - he is the penultimate jinshi, so he got a trial rank of county lieutenant, and he was not allowed to grind for three years. And he is over 60 years old, and an official of this age cannot participate in the grinding survey in the first place. Therefore, it is very difficult for Wu Zhongyi to be promoted, and he can only rely on meritorious service or the country encounters some great good news, and the emperor's grace is vast, and he can only get promoted when middle and low-level officials are generally promoted.

The opportunity for general promotion is just around the corner, and when the war with Western Xia is officially over, it will be time for the emperor to be magnificent!

However, no matter how powerful the emperor is, it is impossible for Wu Zhongyi to be promoted to the official of Beijing, unless he has made meritorious contributions......

"Oh, really?" Zhao Ji replied with a smile, but he had already taken Wu Haogu's expression into his eyes, and there was nothing abnormal.

"Su Zhe asked people to send a piece of music, saying that he knew about Qianshun's subjugation, and this matter was indeed done by Gao Yu." Zhao Ji suppressed his smile, and the conversation had turned to the topic.

Wu Hao Gu said: "The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtue, Gao Yu will garrison 100,000 troops in Malingzhou, so it is naturally easy to convince people." ”

"But the Khitan is still not convinced!" Zhao Ji looked at Wu Haogu.

"If you go to Jiehe, you will definitely be able to convince the Khitans with two Goryeo tax customs."

Wu Haogu immediately asked for help. He returned to Kaifeng Mansion mainly for two things, one was to report to the imperial court on the progress of the Jiehe negotiations; The second is to pick up Pan Qiaolian and other family members and children to go north to the Jiehe, and now it's almost time to go on the road.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "With your words, I will be relieved."

In addition, the matter of the Heavenly Fang Sect's canonization of the Peach Blossom Stone Khan has already been ascertained...... Yes, indeed! ”

Zhao Ji asked Guo Jing to take the people of the Imperial City Division to the Tianfang Temple in Kaifeng Mansion to inquire directly - it is related to the Great Song Dynasty, but there is nothing polite to be polite! After arresting someone, he was pressed to Kaifeng Mansion and beaten (the Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty did not have its own cell and had no power to interrogate), so naturally everything was asked, so Li Zhong, who had just promoted the Imperial City Division, had already come to report.

There are Taohuashi Khans and Chinese governors, and they were really sealed by the Caliph more than a hundred years ago!

Although it was sealed indiscriminately, it still made Zhao Ji very angry!

The Chinese tradition is that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the people. There can only be one emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and now it is Zhao Ji. How could the caliph of the Heavenly Sect talk to himself and seal one?

Wu Haogu glanced at Su Dongpo, and said to the right minister: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be taken lightly, otherwise where is the majesty of the Great Song Dynasty?" What is the face of the country? ”

Cai Jing asked from the sidelines: "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the Heavenly Fang Sect in the country be banned. ”

Listening to Su Dongpo and Cai Jing's words, Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, this matter really cannot be ignored. He looked at Wu Haogu again: "Wu Qing, you are familiar with overseas affairs. In your opinion, how should we respond to the situation today? ”

"Our dynasty is a country of etiquette, and we should salute first and then soldier." Wu Haogu paused, "You can send a mission to the Great Food Country to inquire about this matter." At the same time, we will send troops and ships to Sriwijaya to control the water arteries leading to the Great Food Country. In order to put pressure on the big food country!

As for the Tianfang Sect in China, there is no need to ban it for the time being, and a decision can be made after the mission returns. ”

Wu Haogu didn't want to tear his face with the Heavenly Fang Sect, and there was no such possibility. This is not the time for the Celestial Sect to coax and coax, and the caliph has long since become a puppet of the Turks. Baghdad doesn't necessarily listen to the caliphate, so what else does China think? It is estimated that as soon as I heard that the Great Song Dynasty was going to ask the teacher for the crime, my legs and stomach were scared.

"Then who can send the Great Food Country?" Zhao Ji asked again.

The big food country is far away! If you don't talk about it for several years, you may not be able to come back.

"You can choose envoys from among the doctors of the Yuntai Academy," Wu Hao Gu said, "As long as the imperial court can grant official positions, I believe that many people will be willing to go to the Great Food Country." ”

"That's great!" Zhao Ji agreed, "The main envoy can be awarded to the ambassador, and the attaché can be awarded to the junior envoy." ”

The Great Song Emperor thought for a while, and then asked: "Can the Coastal City Ship Control Division send troops to the Three Buddhas now?" ”

Wu Haogu said: "Back to Your Majesty, it's too late this year, and when the autumn wind rises next year, we should be able to send several military ships to escort the mission all the way south to Srivijaya." ”

Wu Haogu has been developing sea power for many years, and now he has a fleet that can sail far away. However, this small fleet is not in Jiehe Shang City now, but has been taken by Hu Yanqing and Wu Side to visit the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan Island and Luzon Island. They set out last year, and are scheduled to return next summer, and then go to sea, at least next winter.

Zhao Ji thought for a while: "The country of the Three Buddhas is also a subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, if the warships sail over, they must not commit any crimes in the autumn, so as not to make the Three Buddhas feel afraid." ”

"Obey."

Wu Haogu then played: "The Black Khan Uighurs are indeed unforgivable, not only vainly claiming to be the Khan of China, but also attacking our Great Song vassal state in Khotan, and seizing the land of the four towns of Anxi!" If you don't ask about their crimes, how can there be heavenly reason? ”

Wu Haogu's words, Zhao Ji understood: "Wu Qing means to agree to Qianshun's request?" ”

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is best to give Xingzhou a chance to redeem themselves." Wuhao Ancient Road.

"If Xingzhou annexes the four towns of Anxi, will it become big again?" Cai Jing asked, rubbing his beard.

"If the Black Khan Uighurs are strong, then Xingzhou's army will inevitably be defeated." Wuhao Ancient Road, "It is very likely that the Hexi Army will become Hexi Road at that time, why not?" If the Black Khan Uighurs were vulnerable, then the Hexi and Anxi armies would expand westward in the future...... This can be regarded as driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, no matter what, it will not threaten the safety of the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The Black Khan Uighurs certainly couldn't defeat the Western Xia, but the Seljuk Turks don't know what happened to them. If Western Xia swallowed the territory of the Black Khan Uighurs, they might have a big war with the Seljuk Turks!

However, no matter who wins or loses, there is no harm to Da Song.

"Then agree to Qianshun's invitation," Zhao Ji seemed to be persuaded by Wu Haogu, "Let him be the envoy of Hexi Festival and the protector of Anxi!"

Let Gao Yu be the Xuanfu envoy of Shuofang, Hexi, and Anxi, and judge Lingzhou affairs and govern soldiers and horses; Then with Su Chi's total three roads of money and grain, the right to send the northwest three road transfer envoys.

In addition, Xuan Zhao Qianshun entered the Hajj to see! ”

Hearing that Zhao Ji was going to announce Zhao Qianshun's entry into the court, the civil and military officials in the Chongzheng Palace were stunned.

After entering the court, can I still go back to fight for my father?

……

When they returned to the Pear Blossom Courtyard from the Chongzheng Palace, Pan Qiaolian and Luo Hanwen had already packed up the whole family's belongings in the North Shangjie River Market. Pan Qiaolian was a little reluctant to Kaifeng Mansion, so she wanted to take a lot of things away from Kaifeng Mansion. There are always thousands of large and small boxes!

It is very inconvenient to transport such things by carts and horses, so Wu Haogu asked Su Dalang to prepare more than a dozen gang boats, and loaded all these packed belongings onto the gang boats.

"Da Lang, Zhengdao, Wulang, Mo Niangzi, Qu Xiucai, Shang Zhi, Sihai...... The business here in Kaifeng Mansion is up to a few of you. Before leaving Kaifeng Mansion, Wu Haogu invited his "executives" to the Lihua Courtyard.

They are Su Dalang, Zhang Zeduan, Mo Niangzi, Qu Huajie, Xie Shangbin and Wei Sihai, all of whom have followed Wu Haogu for many years as "old courtiers".

"The head office of the Republic Bank will also move to Jiehe Commercial City in the future." Wu Haogu raised his glass and toasted the executives, "But Christie's, Oiran and Wanjiaxing will continue to stay in Kaifeng Mansion in the future...... After a while, Su Dalang will move with the head office. In the future, Christie's, Oiran and Wanjia will have to operate independently in Kaifeng Mansion! ”

In Wuhaogu's business map, Christie's, Oiran and Wanjia are still irreplaceable cash cows. But new profit growth points have also begun to appear. And these new growth points are all based on Jiehe Commercial Market or Jingdong Commercial Market. It is mainly concentrated in commercial market operation, finance, maritime trade, winemaking, equipment, shipbuilding, metallurgy and other industries.

In other words, the industry of Wuhaogu is being upgraded!

And the main driving force for this round of industrial upgrading is not Wuhaogu itself, or even the increasingly prosperous Jiehe Commercial Market, but Yuntai Xuegong!

With the passage of time, this institution, which was guided by positivism and rationalism, has begun to move from the initial stage to the stage where academic and technical research can be carried out - it is now the Middle Ages, after all, and the threshold for academic and technical research is not very high. With the rational trial-and-error (positivist) method, the human resources who master it, and the abundant funding and demand, the progress of research can be quite rapid.

This is also the main reason why Wu Haogu wants to move his career center, science and technology are the primary productive forces!