The sea is blue, like a jewel.

But after staying at sea for a long time, in fact, this beauty is monotonous and terrible, far from the coastline, and even a few seagulls are missing.

And there are too many unknowns in this line.

"Did you measure it?" A big man with a swarthy face asked a scholar beside him.

"It should be almost there." The scholar wiped his sweat and said.

This TMD is more tiring than the imperial examination, the scholar thought to himself.

The Han surname is Ding, and he is a seafarer in Hangzhou, and the seafarer in Hangzhou is mainly in the lower Wa country, while Quanzhou and Guangzhou are more in the South Seas, and far away are also Tianzhu and Dashi, East Africa.

Maybe the Song Dynasty was relatively unfamiliar with the Wa Kingdom, or a few great monks came to seek scriptures, and then pretended to be envoys for convenience. In fact, there was a Song Dynasty, and few envoys from the Wa Kingdom came to meet him. The specific reason is very simple, that is, although the Song Dynasty was rich, it was not strong. Although there are widows to borrow seeds. The reason for this borrowing is equally complex, not only the developed civilization of the Song Dynasty, but also the problem, that is, height.

Compared with other ancient dynasties, the Song Dynasty was relatively wealthy economically, and its own pigs and sheep were not enough, and the cattle and sheep traded between the Western Xia and Tubo were still insufficient, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep were purchased from the Khitan every year.

This gave birth to another problem, that is, traitor.

Because of the annual tribute, as well as trading, it brought a lot of wealth to many Khitan nobles.

Why did the nomads invade, anyway, the Liao State didn't have a mind; Dazhidi doesn't want to enter the Central Plains, so the rest is nothing more than wealth. You can grab a lot of wealth by fighting, but that will risk defeat, so why not do this form.

Therefore, except for the southern regions, the height of the Song Dynasty was generally a lot taller than that of the Wa Kingdom. Some widows came to the Song Dynasty to borrow seeds, once there were Song seeds. Immediately adopted by the nobility. And those seafarers. As soon as I arrived in the Wa Kingdom. Most of them are groups of wives and concubines.

But there is very little political communication.

The reason is weak.

It was precisely because of this situation that the Han heard the rumors about the battle of Dashun City, and immediately regarded Wang Ju as an idol.

Wang Ju asked Zhao Du to aim at the state of the Japanese with sucrose, and gave a lot of instructions, including exchanging wood for commodities and sextant.

Dahan was the first to execute, brought some goods, and bought hundreds of large red pines. According to what Zhao Du said, he put sails on the wooden raft. This is also a must, when I go to Hangzhou to the Ryukyus, and then to the Wa Kingdom, this waterway, a more familiar waterway. And it's not Hangzhou anymore, it's Mizhou.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was also a waterway, first from the Wa Kingdom to Goryeo, and then from Goryeo to Dengju, but in the Song Dynasty this waterway was temporarily abolished, even if it was not abandoned. With such a long row of wooden rafts, it is impossible to make a detour to Goryeo. Therefore there is only a forced crossing.

But it's rare to see even a reference landmark island on the waterway it straddles. And there is a wooden raft dragging in the back, and the speed is slowing down. At this time, you can only refer to this non-standard sextant, as well as the compass, and then adjust the sails.

I had already checked this sextant when I went, but it wasn't very accurate. There are three reasons for this, the first being the sextant itself, the second being a standard timekeeping instrument, and the third being a map.

The principle of the sextant is very simple, measured at noon, which refers to the noon of a certain standard time, and the compass. The compass can make it up, but it's the standard timekeeping instrument that comes from there. Even with the most accurate water leaks or hourglasses, bumps on a sea vessel will inevitably result in inaccurate timing. There should also be a standard map to compare with.

This article was also explained by Wang Jutuo Zhao Du when he distributed the compass and sextant.

The other thing is the need for computing power. Therefore, although some ships that went to the Wa Kingdom have been verified, but there is a huge error, this does not matter, it can be corrected slowly, such as the correction of nautical charts, the improvement of hourglass and water leakage, at least than getting lost on the sea, and finally not knowing where to sail.

The scholars were the staff hired by the Han Dynasty, but the reason was not clear, and they were the first to take this new waterway, and they were the first to use sea boats to tow wooden platoons, so everyone was a little nervous.

The boat continued westward.

One of the sailors shouted, "Look at that, boss." ”

I saw a crooked black shadow in the distance, so long.

"Release the boat."

Not to untie the cable and let go of the big boat, but to lower the dinghy.

Several sailors lowered the dinghy and headed for the shore.

As the evening wore on, the sailor came back and said, "Ahead is Rushan." ”

"That Rushan?"

"On top of Michigan."

"Hahaha." The big man laughed wildly.

Having found the bearing, it was easy to do, and the sailors continued to adjust the sails without stopping, and the next day, near noon, the large row of monsters sailed into Jiaozhou Bay. Some sea vessels began to appear in Jiaozhou Bay, mostly from the south, but they were only established for a short time, and they were far less lively than those in Hangzhou.

The ships looked at them no less strangely.

The big ship slowly entered the harbor with a wooden raft, and the officials and soldiers of the city department also looked strange.

The big man laughed: "Ding Laosan is back." ”

Not only him, but others also jumped up on the boat. Dahan patted the scholar on the shoulder again and said, "So Ming Gong is a Wenqu star, and it is not something that you, a mortal, can understand." ”

The scholar was speechless, Prince An Shanchang seems to be a military officer, what does it have to do with Wenquxing? Well, who allowed himself to fail even a single move.

"Stop for a day and send the boat back immediately." Dahan said again. This was the age of sails, and large ships could not return to the country against the wind, but there were some small ships that could use sidesails or oars to return against the wind. It's just going to be slow. But he was able to seize an opportunity, and the big man jumped ashore.

A few small officials wanted to come over to check the goods and prepare to extract them, and the big man said: "No need to extract them, Ming Gong bless me, God bless the Great Song Dynasty, and all of these will be donated to the imperial court to repair roads." ”

This is happy, and if the road is not opened, it means that the Japanese will have a large market, and for them as seafarers, it will also mean that there will be great profits.

The boldness of the big man made a few officials a little dumbfounded, such a long wooden row, and all of them were thick pine, and the pine wood was faintly ruddy in the sea, and there was no doubt that all of them were good red pines. You must know that because of the development of cultural undertakings in the Song Dynasty, all pine trees were cut down in many areas, so the price of timber gradually increased. Moreover, these high-quality Korean pines. Who would be willing to make ink. It can only be used to make tall building beams. Or high-end furniture. The little official doesn't need to estimate, it's worth at least a few thousand.

Donate, this is a good thing, but the leader of the small official asked: "Distinguished guest, may I ask your surname and where is your hometown?" Who is that Ming Gong? ”

"Prince An, Wenqu Xing, the little one is served. Ming Gong God. ”

This god, not only because of the wood, the sextant, the compass, but also because the earth could be round, without this theory, there can be no support for the sextant.

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"Zi'an, is the earth really round?" Lu Huiqing asked.

The news reached the capital, although it was a small matter. It's also quite sensational.

Although everyone was embarrassed to talk about it in the court, there was inevitably some discussion in private.

"It's about round. It's just that the sea is vast, and I don't know what the edge is, otherwise someone takes the risk and sails east or west and takes a circle, then it can be proven. ”

"So how long will the earth be?"

"God knows," Wang Ju said, stretching his hands. He knows and won't say it, it's too weird, and he also drew a rough sketch, including Australia, the equatorial line or the equatorial line, of course, there will be errors, but the Kaifeng latitude is five, and the meridian is nine, which means the ninety-five supreme, according to this, it is divided into several small degrees, as for what trouble this ninety-five supreme will bring to future generations, he doesn't care.

But they didn't come here for this, and the income of the Bosi in the Northern Song Dynasty was still limited. And there is one that everyone ignores, for example, the Southern Song Dynasty has stimulated one-sixth of the economy because of maritime trade in history, but this one-sixth cannot be shown on the books, and the income of the city is still only a few million.

"Zi'an, how far will the price of kapok fall this year?" Zhang Tun asked.

"I'm not going to say much, but the quilt may fall below five times this year, so you have to be prepared."

"So fast?"

"Well, it's too profitable, but when it comes to five runs, there will be more people who can accept it, so the future decline will slowly decline, and it may be maintained to more than two times in the next ten years, and I asked Zhao Du to open up the sea route, which is also related to it. If there are more sales, the sales will be larger, and the decline will be slower. But the Kapok Division will not last long, maybe more than ten years later, maybe more than 20 years later, it will inevitably be banned, but at that time the nature of the ban is different, although it is banned, but the tax in the south is equivalent to a disguised increase in millions of dollars of income to the country every year. And the future is not only quilt and cotton clothes, but also cotton cloth. This is equivalent to benefiting thousands of families. ”

"That's good," Chapters breathed a sigh of relief.

Last year alone, the Kapok Division brought more than 3 million guan of income to the country, and even if the cost of road repair, vehicles and ships and labor is removed, the income will not be less than 3 million guan. This has become the biggest political achievement of the reform. Cotton fields have doubled this year. But it fell too hard, and although the output increased, the income was not as good as last year, which Zhang Dian did not want to see.

"By the way, there is a scholar named Wu Nian in the capital, who wrote a book about the dangers of the southern miasma. Subsequently, some people impeached them on this basis, saying that the immigrants were not suitable for the water and soil of Lingnan, and many of them died of miasma. ”

"This doesn't matter, the post political law (postal system) began, letters were exchanged, and the rumors of the squires of Fujian Road and Jiangnan West Road were self-defeating. But it is true that some people will die of miasma, which is not a miasma, but a kind of malaria transmitted by mosquitoes. But Brother Jifu, you can do this, check the annual mortality rate and death rate of the people in three or two states, and then compare it with the emigration, the rumors are self-defeating. Moreover, the people of the Imperial City Division can keep an eye on that martial scholar and find another excuse to arrest him. ”

The Song Dynasty is not guilty, it is not easy to catch it with just one book, but if you want to find a reason to arrest it, the Ouchi secret agent will be able to find it.

This is not the key, the key is the front.

In this era, the life span is very short, and there is no way to prevent it, just like this salt, I know how many people die every year, but who knows?

If an area is too densely populated, coupled with strict annexation, I don't know how many people die of poverty every year, not necessarily from starvation, some from disease, and some with children who can't feed their children, and those who are born drowning.

These are all unnatural deaths, and as long as they are counted, they are good evidence.

"Good idea." Zhang Dan said.

"Even if there is proof, those people will be framed." Lu Huiqing said.

"Why?"

Lu Huiqing said one thing.

Wang Shao and Li Shizhong were at odds, and there were two chiefs in Guweizhou, Long Bo and Tuo Shuo, who attacked each other. Mu Zheng's younger brother sent troops to help Longbo. But both of them have a good relationship with Wang Shao. Wang Shao wanted to dissolve. Even if Dong Yu sent troops, Wang Shao estimated that the problem would not be big. are ready to deal with Mu Zheng and the entire Xihe region, how can they be afraid of a small Dong Yu. This is the real way to win over the majority, deal with the very small, and lay the foundation for recovering the Xihe River at the lowest cost in the future.

Li Shizhong and Wang Shao were at odds, but Xiang Bao was Li Shizhong's person, so Xiang Bao wanted to spoil Wang Shao's affairs, and led troops with Gao Zunyu and Zhang Shouyu, no matter how Xiang Bao was. He can also fight, not to mention Zhang Shouyu, so he made an uproar, one, two, three leveled the two departments, and defeated Dong Yu, Dong Yu left hundreds of corpses and fled.

Then forget it.

However, the Privy Council was angry, saying that it was Bo Tuoshuo who had a vendetta against each other, and Wang Shaogao Zunyu did not understand it carefully in advance. Later, Xiang Bao led troops to destroy them, and Gao Zunyu also went, and Wang Shao should be ordered to go to Qinzhou to listen to the order. Wait for Wang Kechen to understand before making a decision.

Regardless of the truth, the three phases of Xifu have hidden murderous intentions. Wang Shao specializes in the work of the Tibetan Ministry. If you don't understand it beforehand, you are derelict in your duty. Xiang Gao and the others made mistakes, but they had military exploits, and their merits offset each other. Then Wang Shao must be punished.

Wang Anshi didn't know the specific situation, so he had to say that Wang Shao only played according to the reconnaissance situation, the northwest is mountainous, and the Tibetan tribes have vendetta against each other, even if they are within 20 miles, it is difficult to grasp the information, they are advancing or retreating, how can they know it immediately. Wang Shao cannot be convicted on the basis of this article.

Zhao Ji and Xi Ni said to Zeng Gongliang that Xiang Bao is used for war, Wang Shao is used for peace, Li Shizhong, as the commander of one side, is responsible for controlling the two, and Li Shizhong's performance is very indecent.

In this way, Wen Yanbo, Wu Chong, and Feng Jing were even more dissatisfied.

However, at this time, Wang Shao went to the capital in more detail, and Wang Anshi said: "Wang Shao has 10,000 hectares of fertile land in Weiyuan, and 300,000 stone of military food can be raised by reclamation. ”

The output of 10,000 hectares of fertile land must be more than 300,000 stones, people have to eat, but if they eat the rest, there will be more than 300,000 stone of military food a year, Wang Anshi did not exaggerate, and then Wang Shao opened the side, and the imperial court did not move the army to transport grain and grass from the rear like Qingli.

He also said: "Weiyuan border trade is prosperous, and the establishment of the city Yi Division can raise a lot of funds for Zhaofu, Li Shizhong did not deny it, but after being ridiculed by the privy minister, he tried his best to denigrate Wang Shao, saying that the ten thousand hectares of fertile land were a lie, and the city Yi Division was greedy for ink. In fact, Wang Gao and the others had meritorious service in appeasing, and the vendetta of Tuoshuo's department was caused by the improper handling of Li Shizhong to appease him, and the responsibility was not Wang Shao. ”

Wen Yanbo defended Li Shizhong and said: "It is common for border generals to shelve their edicts and not carry them out. ”

Wang Anshi said: "If the edict cannot be executed, you should ask your majesty to play it, how can you be innocent if you set aside the edict?" Besides, Li Shizhong made something out of nothing, slandered and lied, how could he be forgiven? ”

Wen Yanbo had no choice but to say: "Li Shizhong is the border marshal, and he should be strictly demanded, but Li Shizhong was really embarrassed by Wang Shao. ”

Although Wang Shao is a special script, Li Shizhong also played Wang Shao with Wang Zuo's talent, so the court agreed to his request. Everything Wang Shao did was implemented after Li Shizhong agreed, so why did he disturb it? ”

Wen Yanbo had no choice but to say rudely: "Wang Shao's momentum, who dares to provoke him!" ”

Zhao Ji heard the fire and said: "What is this, what Wang Shao did was reported to the imperial court." ”

Li Shi is in the middle and bottom.

Hearing this, Wang Ju finally understood that Li Shizhong's relationship with Wang Shao was not bad, but good people were afraid of three words, and someone would pick them behind, so Li Shizhong and Wang Shao went toe-to-toe.

But the matter is not over, Wen Yanbo continued to impeach Wang Shao's Tuntian and Shiyi.

Zhao Ji had no choice but to let Li Ruoyu go down to watch, Li Ruoyu went down to watch, the same as Li Shizhong. Zhao Ji didn't believe it, so he asked Wang Kexing to go down and watch, and asked Dou Shunqing of Xinzhizhou to accompany him. Wang Shao is crazy, I am forgetting, I don't have time to accompany you, anyway, it is in vain to see it, and you will continue to refer to the deer as a horse after you see it.

Therefore, Wang Kewen came back and reported that there was land, 60 acres of land, and that there was still a landlord for this 160 acres of land, and the landlord was in a lawsuit to recover it.

Zhao Ji was stupid.

Not to mention that if the Weiyuan area is large, even if it is squeezed on the edge of the capital, it can also squeeze out 160 acres of wasteland. If you want to bury Wang Shao, you can't bury it like this, or really think that I am a fool Emperor Jin Hui.

After hearing this, Comrade Lao Wen was silent, even if you refer to the deer as a horse, you can't point to the ants and say that it is a horse, so I'd better be silent.

Li Ruoyu then said that Guwei Village cannot be changed by the city, and the gathering of 300,000 goods will open up the heart, and it will hinder the transaction of Qinzhou pony and Malaysian furniture, and the private transaction will be more on credit. Zeng Gongliang, Wen Yanbo, and Feng Jing all took what Ruoyu and others said.

Han Jiang didn't know the situation, but he also agreed that it was better not to set up in Guwei Village, after all, it was too far away from Qinzhou, and it should be set up in Qinzhou.

In fact, Han Jiang is also wrong, Wang Shao City is easy to profit, precisely because it can radiate deeply, and the ancient Weizhai located in Qinzhou and further west is deep?

Wang Anshi is not very clear about the situation of the market now, after all, it has only begun to be implemented, and it is not clear that Li Ruoyu said that this 300,000 guan refers to the 300,000 guan goods gathered in Guwei Village every day to trade, or whether it has made a profit of 300,000 guan in only three or four months, so he had to say: "If the Westerners get the ancient Wei village, how can it be the benefit of 300,000 guan?" If you don't dare to put 300,000 people in Guwei and fear that the Westerners will fight for it, then why do you need to discuss Taohe and Wusheng Shengqiang? ”

In the end, Wang Anshi also became popular: "Today, some wealthy families often have a family property of two or three hundred thousand yuan. ”

This also shows the wealth of the big families in the Song Dynasty, and the economy of the Xihe Fan region is not as good as that of the Central Plains and Jiangnan regions, and it is not considered a top rich family, but it actually has two or three hundred thousand yuan.

Wang Anshi said again: "These families dare to hoard their family property, and they are not afraid of being robbed, is it so that the court is so weak?" ”

A little rich man is not afraid of being robbed, tens of thousands of troops are hoarding, and there is a big Song Dynasty behind him who is afraid of being robbed, is there any reason for this?

All fires.

Wang Anshi said at this time: "The minister thought that he wanted to be born today and wanted to be close. As far as Guwei City is concerned, it can be closer. The more people who traveled and lived in Guwei, the more troops and horses could be built to build an army, and people to guard it, then the shape would be expanded. Some people are afraid that Qinzhou will reduce business travel as a result. Qinzhou only suffers from fewer soldiers, how can it be that there are fewer people who eat excessively? ”

He talked about the military significance of Guwei Zhai City, but he did not talk about the commercial significance, of course, it can be regarded as a reason, which is enough to forum the correctness of Wang Shao in Guwei City.

Lu Huiqing said it just for ridicule, and nothing else.

Wang Ju was thinking about it.

It seems that Wang Shao is about to make a move, but why hasn't there been any movement on the side of Dashun City? Could it be that because he grabbed the gate of the Xinjiang Ballast Fort, Western Xia did not dare to send troops to Dashun City?

When he thought like this, he was thinking about leaving the capital. Zhao Niannu said that Zhao Ji intended to transfer him to the northwest. But there is no movement in Dashun City, and there is a small knock in other areas for the time being, the imperial court will not be nervous, he will not be transferred, will he continue to stay in the ordnance prison? Or am I going to Qinzhou to compete with Wang Shao for credit in the future? (To be continued......) R1292