Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 253 Some people are both stupid and bad
In fact, there are many things that I don't want to know. I was shocked when I thought about it. Before Xue Juzheng pointed out the problem, he really didn't think about it.

At this point, I discovered that it seems that the power in Zhao Dezhao's hands is indeed getting bigger and bigger. The entire southwest region is now basically a self-contained system with independent bureaucracy.

The [-] troops under his command are not empty. The old Shatuo general Kang Yannuo holds in his hands the last bit of the Shatuo people’s afterglow left over from the Later Tang, Later Jin and Later Han dynasties. Xin Zhongfu is Guo Chongyi He was born in the same department. After Guo Chong retired, he directly transferred to him and followed Zhao Dezhao. He was the most elite Hedong Army among the frontier armies. Not to mention Cui Yanjin’s praise of the Japanese army. Although the number one fierce general in the Song Dynasty was bragging, he was The portion is definitely not light.

Besides, the place he occupied was the land of Sichuan and Shu, and the land of Yunnan barbarians.

If you send someone to seal the plank road at any time, you can cut off traffic and break up the soil to build a country. Isn't this how the former Shu and later Shu came to be?

At this time, with so many soldiers and horses in his hands, he still needs to develop slowly, and he still needs a loan of [-] million. This special girl is him. If it were another person, someone would have accused him of fostering banditry, or even conspiring to rebel. He was taken back to Kaifeng and had his head chopped off.

Of course, Zhao Dezhao is the King of Lu, the eldest prince, right? I handed over the best soldiers and generals to my son to conquer the country. This thing belongs to the family of their old Zhao family. Naturally, no minister will say anything about Zhao Dezhao. In fact, this It is indeed not a problem for the Song Dynasty and Zhao Kuangyin.

But for Zhao Guangmei, it's probably quite different.

After all, he is the crown prince, and Zhao Dezhao is also the crown prince. At present, he is definitely the first choice. If the elder brother does not pass the throne to him in a hundred years, a mutiny may break out within the Song Dynasty, and he will also be played by the imperial army. A yellow robe is added to the body and so on.

But the problem is that the order of things is really not set in stone. After all, Zhao Dezhao is only 15 years old now. Being young means infinite possibilities. The eldest brother is less than forty now. In his prime years, no one knows when he will get married. Succession is possible in ten to twenty years, or even three to forty years. In such a long time, Zhao Dezhao's King Lu Party will definitely be formed and grow.

Compared to Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Dezhao is actually Zhao Guangmei's biggest competitor.

Economic risks are easy to talk about, but political risks are the most important. Who knows if Zhao Dezhao will have any ideas when he gets older. If he really indulges in this moment, there will be another fight for the heir in the future, that will not be good. .

Besides, even if he takes ten thousand steps back, he still has to consider the issue of his successor. Even if Zhao Dezhao, the Southwest King, does not pose a threat to him, it is not easy to say how he will treat his descendants in the future.

The eldest son of the founding emperor, this status already represents great righteousness, not to mention that now he has the corresponding strength.

In fact, most people would not talk nonsense about such issues involving the establishment of a heir apparent and the seizure of heir apparent. Especially for someone as serious as Xue Juzheng, a prime minister, he should be more cautious. If he is not careful, he will alienate the feelings of the Tian family. The hat may have been put on, which is thankless.

This is really treating him as one of his own.

However, Zhao Guangmei thought about it again and again, but smiled and said: "He's just a kid. I believe he doesn't mean this. This kid is actually a technical geek. The reason why he is so interested in Dali is probably not for power. .”

Xue Juzheng was obviously stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and said nothing.

After all, this is the limit for people to mention such a thing. It is impossible to continue to dwell on this topic without making a fuss. Of course, Zhao Guangmei said he didn't believe it... haha.

Who can guess what His Highness King Qin is thinking?

As for the loan of [-] million yuan that Zhao Dezhao asked him for, he simply instigated the money bank to approve it.

On his end, there was indeed no guard against or fear of Zhao Dezhao. As a family, it would be too noisy to turn family ethics into a political struggle.

Besides, it is just after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It is actually normal to assign another prince to your own prince. After all, this is ancient times. A random patient may be gone. It doesn’t matter which one of him or Zhao Kuangyin will go first. .

Even if Zhao Guangmei succeeds to the throne one day, Zhao Dezhao may have to be the crown prince for a while.

Because Zhao Guangmei now has a son, Xiao Feng, and Zhang Ling'er just gave birth to a daughter last year.

Xiao Feng's mother's surname was Xiao, so it was definitely impossible for him to become the crown prince.

Whether there will be other sons in the future, whether the other sons are the same material, and how long he can live are still unknown. At this time, he is busy "preventing problems before they happen". It is really a bit too hidden. Dark.

How about love.

On the other side, Zhao Dezhao was also very happy after receiving Zhao Guangmei's approval. He proudly showed it to Xin Zhongfu and said, "Look, I said you must be judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, right? I am three I know very well who my uncle is. He is always honest and aboveboard in his work and has no selfish intentions. You can say that he is domineering, but he is definitely not dirty. He will definitely grant me this [-] million yuan, hum. , with so much money, I can show off my talents next.”

Xin Zhongfu also agreed upon hearing this: "His Royal Highness, King Qin, is indeed upright and upright, which is rare in ancient times, but... I have no intention of alienating the friendship between uncle and nephew, Your Highness. It's just that now, Your Highness, you have an almost independent team by your side. , you are the eldest son of the official family. According to etiquette, it is natural for father and son to succeed each other. It is hard to say whether someone may have bad thoughts. Although His Highness King Qin himself is bright and domineering, people around him may not think too much and become suspicious. Your Highness, this..."

Zhao Dezhao smiled and said: "I am not interested in these things. My third uncle also knows me. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, no one except Shizong has died in the second generation. My family knows their own affairs. I don't have the ability of Emperor Shizong. Then What’s so good about the location?”

"Besides, with the current power of Third Uncle, let alone I don't want to compete with him. Even if I want to, how can I compete with him? To put it bluntly, even if my father wants Yi Chu, how can it be so easy? Don't worry about your useless thoughts. If any of the people below are talking nonsense, you can just help me discipline them. Why, do you have some small thoughts and want to be a minister of the dragon in the future? ?”

Hearing this, Xin Zhongfu shook his head repeatedly and said: "How dare I have such unreasonable thoughts? With the power of King Qin, if anyone in the world advises you to seize the throne, I'm afraid they are both stupid and bad, but... I'm afraid that there are too many stupid people in this world." There are more bad people."

"You mean...civilian officials?"

"If Your Highness really doesn't want to fight for the throne, I think that His Highness should return to Kaifeng immediately. There is no need for Your Highness to personally sit here and conquer Dali. Since you want to plan it slowly, you don't actually need a hundred thousand troops. You can completely make the imperial court another Just send an important minister and grant him the title of Jiedu Envoy, and just rotate him back and forth."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dezhao shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's still not good. To be honest, I'm quite happy here. It's not because of the power. It's just that here, I have more freedom. I can do whatever I want. How great is this? I...I want to transform this land with my own hands, you, do you understand."

Xin Zhongfu sighed.

What doesn't this bitch understand?

What else is said about not being for power? Isn’t this power?In fact, to be honest, the southwest border land, coupled with poor transportation, cannot be completely controlled by the central court like the inland counties. No matter how it is developed, it is inevitable to have feudal officials in the form of military governors. In fact...if they, uncle and nephew, can really trust each other and cannot afford to be dirty, Zhao Dezhao's identity as sitting in the southwest is really a good choice.

But... is this possible?
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If there are books, it will be long, but if there are countless books, it will be short.

In a flash, it was another year.

During the year, the Song Dynasty continued to flourish and develop rapidly. Although countless loans were taken out, the inflation was not particularly exaggerated.

Prince Xing’s Mansion has now been renamed Guangzhou, together with Quanzhou and Fuzhou, they are called the Three Maritime Prefectures. Currently, it is developing extremely rapidly with the heavy investment of money. The streets are full of lustful people, but in addition to the lustful people, there are also Many Uighurs.

These Uighurs actually get along quite well with these Semu people and can live in harmony.

You must know that the Semu people and the Uighurs in the west are almost out of their minds.

Although it only lasted a little more than a year, because the court attached great importance to maritime trade and the court provided large-scale loans, the sea trade business could not be better. In the industrialized Song Dynasty, anything could be sold. Let the local wealthy people overseas go crazy about it.

In addition to silk, porcelain and tea, glass, perfume, agricultural tools, weapons, and even pots and pans were all exported, in exchange for countless spices, gems, and large amounts of silver and brass.

There are even more and more female slaves overseas. Although human trade is a crime, the goods of the Song Dynasty are too popular overseas, and not all overseas countries have precious spices, gems, and minerals to exchange with the Song Dynasty. In order to fill the huge trade deficit, naturally the most primitive population can only be used in exchange.

In fact, many countries overseas really have slavery, and they really don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.

Da Song just turned a blind eye to this.

More and more Semu people came to the Song Dynasty to make a fortune. In the past, there were only about 30 Semu people in the Southern Han Dynasty, but now they have exceeded [-] in just one year. Now all the Semu people know it. : If you come to the Song Dynasty, you will make a fortune.

Anyway, the Semu people are just a general term for the Arabs in the Song Dynasty. There has long been no unified country, and the relationship between them is quite complicated. Although the Song Dynasty is a pagan and an enemy, but... The people of Song Dynasty also have really good money.

In fact, most of the money earned by the 30 semu people in the Song Dynasty stayed in the country, deposited in money banks or bought luxury houses. The Song Dynasty is now playing with paper money. It is difficult to draw the blood of the Song Dynasty. But it's too big.

Moreover, the maritime trade this time was not completely monopolized by the Semu people. Zhao Guangmei attached great importance to this. Everyone knew that the trading company directly under the jurisdiction of the company built huge shipyards in Sanzhou, and Zhao Guangmei spent even more money on it. I personally designed the "new sailboat" based on the sketch, and it has now begun to be launched into the water. If nothing else goes wrong, mass production will be achieved within a year. Semuren's little navigation knowledge, including the so-called star-pulling technique, is also known as the secret. It has long been spread among the people of Song Dynasty.

Zhao Guangmei also launched the "Wayway Exploration Plan" during this year, encouraging anyone, whether they were Semu people, Song people, or even Hulu aliens, to offer a new waterway to the Song Dynasty. The trading company would reward them based on the value of the waterway. Explore national-level prizes ranging from 100 yuan to [-] million yuan.

To put it bluntly, this is purely to encourage everyone to exchange their lives for money. Although exploring the so-called new routes on the sea can be said to be a narrow escape with current technology, there are still many poor people in the world, and those who are willing to risk their lives are still going forward.

Moreover, Zhao Guangmei directly drew the maps of South America and Australia, clearly stating that anyone who can find the waterway to these three states will take away a huge sum of 800 million yuan.

Exploring the New World is most likely just a matter of time.

As for the South Vietnamese country, Pan Mei has also attacked and is about to exterminate the family. Although Liu Yuan is still allowed to be the military commander of the navy for the time being, the imperial court has now begun to send prefects there. There is In seven or eight years, this land should be digested.

In the southwest, Zhao Dezhao has been pushing forward with a steady and steady strategy this year. Now, all the southwest barbarians have surrendered to the Song Dynasty and become Song people. Zhao Guangmei also specially set up an overseas student system in Kaifeng to welcome those barbarians. Zhao Dezhao also paid a lot of money for them to complete basic education in Zhennan Prefecture, where he popularized Confucian classics and taught them Chinese, Chinese characters, and articles.

Dali is still there in name. After all, the so-called Dali regime and the Duan family's orders are not necessarily effective after they leave the capital.

Zhao Dezhao vigorously developed hydropower, cement, and steel here. He used cement to build roads, electricity to make nitric acid, and iron sheets to make cans and bottles. He picked the fruits here to make canned fruits and sold them in the mainland. In one year, he obtained a loan of more than [-] million. He asked him to pay it back, and then borrowed [-] million from Zhao Guangyi.

My appetite is getting bigger.

However, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it.

What Xin Zhongfu was worried about before finally happened.

Currently, there is an extremely discordant voice in the city of Kaifeng, especially among the civil servants: King Lu Shixian should be crown prince.

Every now and then, as long as Zhao Dezhao makes some achievements, someone will definitely write this. Zhao Dezhao is indeed called the Wise King in the market. The canned fruits he sends are also called the Wise King canned food among the people.

Some people even said it was a can of Prince Edward.

What's interesting is that Zhao Kuangyin has been in Luoyang for more than a year and has never returned to Kaifeng.

Every time someone wrote this, Zhao Kuangyin would issue an order to reprimand him, but... that was all, and no other actions were taken.

Anyone with a discerning eye can actually see that some people, whether stupid or bad, are already using this matter to drive a wedge between the King of Lu and the King of Qin.

Even if the two uncles and nephews, King Qin and King Lu, really don't care, the people below will inevitably start to have some conflicts.

(End of this chapter)