"I think this policy is quite good, the prince is really talented, what do you think?" Zhao Kuangyin asked with a smile.

What else can the ministers say besides saying that the emperor is shengming? Everyone below is not an old man, and his hair is empty.

Your boss said that it was quite good, where else can you say no, you are following your boss to do it, you can be principled, but you must also have eyes.

These people are all veterans in this area, can they still not understand this, and naturally they will not touch their heads at this juncture.

"Brother Guangyi, one step less." Zhao Pu stopped Zhao Guangyi, who was walking back.

"Brother Zhao Pu, is there anything wrong, I still have to rush back to deal with political affairs?" Zhao Guangyi has now been appointed as the governor of Kaifeng, and naturally has something to deal with every day.

"Then there is time to come to my house for a gathering in the evening, I have time to discuss with you, we haven't had a good chat together for so long."

Zhao Pu also has his own things to be busy, so the two agreed to get together in the evening, and it seems that there is something to discuss.

"Brother Lailai Guangyi drank this cup, this is specially prepared for you, this is a good wine from Yuxianglou, it is difficult to buy for a thousand dollars."

In Zhao Pu's house, Zhao Guangyi and the two of them had a few plates of side dishes, and a jar of good wine was very happy.

"This wine is really incomparable to ordinary wine, my nephew, what is the current prince who makes such a spirit, it is said that the Khitan people like this wine very much."

Zhao Guangyi is full of praise for this wine, but the next sentence sounds more than just appreciation.

Zhao Pu also couldn't stop nodding:

"I don't know how he did such a spirit, and now I can't see through him more and more, for example, the general judgment system proposed by the emperor in the court today, I think it was proposed by the prince."

"I don't think it's like the emperor came out alone, but this suggestion is still good, and it has curbed the expansion of local power to a certain extent, why didn't we think of it before."

Zhao Guangyi said in a tone of chagrin, as if this suggestion was not made by him.

"Brother Guangyi, the most important thing for us now is to help the emperor settle internal affairs, there are still many problems, and the Great Song Dynasty still has a long way to unify the world."

Zhao Pu saw that Zhao Guangyi seemed a little deflated, and couldn't help but remind.

When they first supported Zhao Kuangyin as the son of heaven, it was to be able to unify the world one day, and now the internal chaos of the Great Song Dynasty is still very chaotic.

The Jiedu envoys still hold the power of the imperial court, and they hold everything in their hands on military and financial power, and the road to reunification is full of suffering.

"Brother Guangyi, the purpose of my call to come here today is to discuss with you first about the issue of military power in various places......

In Yangzhou, Zhao Xu is now talking with Song Yanwu, in fact, he is telling Song Yanwu to guard the defense line of the Yangtze River.

"General Song, this Jiangfang is not a trivial matter, you must be careful, you can't give Nantang a chance, otherwise it will be too late."

"Prince, don't worry, as long as I'm stationed here, don't even think about a suspicious plank, otherwise I'll dispose of it with you."

Song Yanwu is equivalent to making a military order, but his words reveal a strong self-confidence.

"Hahaha, the general laughed, the emperor and I both believe in the general very much, what I said just now is just to remind the general to be careful in everything, is it always wrong to be careful?"

Zhao Xu also heard that Song Yanwu was full of confidence, but self-confidence must not turn into conceit, otherwise it would be really troublesome.

If Guan Yu was not conceited, how could he defeat Mai Cheng and become a revenant under the sword, so Zhao Xu was ready to beat him.

"Prince, don't worry, I'll be careful." Song Yanwu may have also heard Zhao Xu's true intentions, reassured.

At this moment, a small soldier ran outside:

"Lord Qiqi, we intercepted a large ship on the river, and it was full of goods, and as far as we can see, they were all transported from the south of the Southern Han Dynasty."

"Okay, I know, you go down first, detain these boats first, search them strictly, don't let go of suspicious things, go."

With Song Yanwu's order, the soldiers retreated. Zhao Xu was confused when he heard it on the side, what a big ship.

Why were they able to intercept the big ship, and what goods would pass through the water of the Yangtze River, I just heard that it came from the south of the Southern Han Dynasty.

"Lord Song, what kind of cargo ship did you intercept, and what are the things on it?"

Zhao Xu, Song Yanwu, also patiently explained, and Zhao Xu finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that at this time, there were already merchants who were selling goods for long distances, and they understood the truth that strange goods could live.

For example, merchants in the north can transport goods from the south to the north, for example, lychees from the south are worthless in the south. But if it goes to the north, it's sky-high.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a "riding the red dust concubine laughing, no one knows that it is a lychee." Such verses.

This was intercepted by the Song Dynasty naval army was a merchant ship, and they were able to run to the south of the Southern Han Dynasty, whether it was Hainan Island or Vietnam, Zhao Xu didn't know.

As for why their cargo ships were intercepted, it was because there were once people who dared to sell weapons, which was not allowed by the imperial court.

From then on they were ordered by the imperial court to inspect all passing ships, without exception.

Zhao Xu was relieved when he heard this, it turned out that there were still people smuggling contraband, of course this was to be investigated. It is not uncommon for later generations to have such methods.

"Do you charge a fee for merchant ships passing through us?" Zhao Xu turned his head and asked Song Yanwu.

"According to the regulations of the imperial court, we have to collect taxes and fees on passing merchant ships, but this is very small and not heavy."

He didn't know why the prince didn't know about it, but he replied honestly.

Zhao Xu nodded, as he guessed, although it was collected, it was estimated that it would not be too much, and he was still concerned about how to use these taxes.

"And what about the taxes you receive?"

"So that the prince knows that within a month or half a year, your government will come here to transport away the taxes we collect, and according to the regulations of the imperial court, they will all be sent to the central government."

Old Song paused for a moment: "But as far as I know, most of them have not been sent to the imperial court, as for what to do." ”

Song Yanwu is a complaint, it can also be said that they have grievances in their hearts, think about it, you are responsible for collecting taxes, and in the end, there is nothing to do with you, are you willing?

It's like you've worked hard to talk about a family business, you're busy borrowing money for a wedding, and the wedding is done, and you don't have anything to do when you enter the cave room, are you willing?

Zhao Xu also heard his complaints, and couldn't help but comfort:

"Okay, Lord Song, I will tell my father about this when I return to the capital, you can rest assured, go with me to see this merchant ship."

After a while, Zhao Xu saw the merchant ship from a distance, it was really too big, its length was about thirty zhang, and its width was ten zhang, which was the largest sea ship in the world at that time.

In today's measurement method, it is nearly 100 meters long and 40 or 50 meters wide, which was already remarkable at the time.

The ship is divided into three layers, and the six masts on the ship can hang eight sails, so the power can go to the sea, no wonder later generations said that the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty was developed.

As soon as he saw this merchant ship today, Zhao Xu was very excited and said with emotion;

"Wouldn't it be better if it could be converted into a warship for ocean voyages?"

Song Yanwu was not happy when he heard it, it seemed that this prince still didn't know much about their navy, so he said:

"Zai, Prince, this is just a merchant ship, our largest warship is a little bigger than this, and the equipment on it is many times better than this."

"Well, General Song, you mean that our sailors are bigger than this ship, aren't you?"

Zhao Xu was as excited as a child, and actually grabbed Song Yanwu's arm, he was really too excited.

He was thinking that with such a big ship, it would not be a piece of cake to establish an invincible navy, so he was a little excited.

When Zhao Xu reacted, he was a little embarrassed:

"Well, General Song, I'm too excited, don't be surprised. I couldn't help but see this big ship. ”

"Huh? Why was the prince so excited when he saw this big ship, and was there anything different about this ship? Song Yanwu didn't know why.

Of course, Song Yanwu will not understand the importance of this ocean, so Zhao Xu wants to plant a seed of navigation in his heart:

"Haha, General doesn't know, with these big ships, we can equip a powerful navy, and then we will be omnipotent and invincible at sea?"

"Prince, navy, I know the sailor, I don't know what this navy means, is it a march on the sea to fight?"

The current people in the navy are very easy to understand, but the ancient people were not very acceptable, but it is rare for Song Yanwu to think like this.

"What General Song said is also close, that's what he meant."

"How big can the sea be, and we need the navy, and besides, what do we want the navy to do, isn't this a chicken rib?" Song Yanwu muttered.

The chicken ribs are tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon them, Song Yanwu is not a person from later generations, and he does not know the situation of later generations, so he naturally does not know how much loss we have suffered at sea in later generations.

Not to mention that the countries of the West are relying on this incomparably powerful navy to sweep the whole of Asia and Africa, what a scenery.

You Song Yanwu actually said how big this sea can be, I really don't know how thick the sky is, is there anything bigger than the sea on this earth?

At this time, why are people's heads so uncivilized? In any case, this navy must be built, and even if it cannot be built now, there must be a rudimentary form.

In the future, I will have to cross the sea to the east, can I do it without the navy? .

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