Chapter 715 A Bug on the Mouth
Zhao Yulin said: As the saying goes, the emperor guards the national border, so we must take the lead, move the imperial capital to Chang'an, and revive the prosperity of the Han and Tang empires.
Hua Yue was so excited by his words that he immediately agreed to move the capital to Chang'an.
Du Fan and You Shi proposed to reconsider the matter. They believed that the construction of the new imperial capital involved building houses and surrounding supporting roads, etc., which was by no means a small expense and the court's finances would need to bear a huge expenditure.
Furthermore, we can now build railways. With the magical tool of trains, we can build railways to Chang'an, Anxi, and the Western Regions to provide convenient and fast transportation.
When Zhao Yulin saw that there were different opinions, he said that this was just his personal immature suggestion and asked everyone to discuss it further.
When he got home, Shunzhidi said his idea was very good, and that the capital should be moved to Chang'an, or even to Lanzhou. The Western Regions were too far away from Chengdu.
Zhao Yulin looked at her in confusion, suspecting that she was speaking in a sarcastic way.
The little woman hasn't said she wants to move to Lanzhou, but to Alimali. If she really said that, Zhao Yulin would definitely think Shunzhidi is using Head & Shoulders to wash him.
He said seriously: You guys don't know the importance of oil yet. If you know, you won't oppose what he said. Now we have trains, which can be said to be the age of steam engines. Human beings need to transition from the age of steam engines to the age of internal combustion engines.
Almost all the oil consumed by internal combustion engines is in the north and the west. We must protect it. Otherwise, our descendants will suffer a great loss in the future.
Shunzhidi nodded and said to Zhao Feiyan that her brother was partial to her. Sister Ma Ling knew all these things, but they didn't know. Her brother only told his first wife.
Zhao Feiyan giggled non-stop and teased Shunzhidi for being jealous. Who told her to rub her brother on the bed as soon as she entered the room? Sister Ma Ling only spoke clearly to her brother when she entered the room, so she must know more.
Zhao Yulin rolled his eyes at Feiyan and turned to go to the study to do some work.
Shunfengsi sent a secret document, and Liaoyang Road was about to take action against the Japanese island.
He asked Ruan Hong to personally invite the Minister of Rites Li Liang to come to his house.
Zhidi went in and asked him: Why did you invite Mr. Li here so late?
He: If we say we are going to attack Japan, we must have a legitimate reason and give an explanation to the Chinese people.
Zhidi said what else was there to explain? The Japanese generals disguised themselves as pirates and came to our coast to rob, which was a serious crime. Later, they ignored the emperor's warning and invaded Goryeo. This was a rebellion and could not be tolerated.
As he was speaking, Li Liang came in.
Zhao Yulin asked Shunzhidi to explain the situation.
After Li Liang understood the situation, he said: The Shenwei Army will land on the island of Japan to fight in three days. The Ministry of Rites immediately drafted an article on his behalf to announce it to the world, encouraging the men of the New Song Dynasty to fight bravely and destroy the island of Japan in one fell swoop.
Li Liang stared at him blankly with eyes wide open, wondering if he had heard wrongly. The king wanted to destroy a country, but this had never happened before.
Zhao Yulin couldn't explain to him that the Japanese island country had committed heinous crimes against the Chinese people and must be punished by extermination. He said that the Japanese were untrustworthy and turned a deaf ear to the warnings of our New Song Dynasty. The New Song Dynasty must kill one to warn the rest, and cleanly destroy the Japanese island country to establish its prestige, so that no one will dare to underestimate the New Song Empire in the future.
Li Liang finally heard clearly and figured it out. He immediately said goodbye and went back to write his article.
The next day, Hua Yue invited him to talk with the others and talk about the campaign against the Japanese island country.
Zhao Yulin explained to everyone: The island country of Japan must be conquered and held in the hands of the New Song Dynasty, and this loach must never be allowed to slip away.
He pointed to the huge map of the New Song Dynasty and asked everyone to look carefully. The island country of Japan is like a worm on our lips. From a historical perspective, it is ambitious to invade and even wants to occupy and annex us. It is a very poisonous worm.
Therefore, we must recapture it and govern it well, so that the Japanese will become good citizens of our New Song Kingdom for generations to come.
Otherwise there will be endless troubles.
He pointed to the east coast of the ocean and said: There is a huge land there, and in the future there will be a big empire with expanding ambitions. We cannot guarantee that everyone in this world is kind-hearted. People who are friendly to their neighbors must tighten their fences.
The contents of these conversations are enough for the officials of the Central Council to digest.
The island of Wa is located in the east of New Song, and is the coastal defense outpost of New Song. Its geographical location is important, which is understandable. In fact, in the farming era, people prefer fertile land, which can produce abundant food.
They all agreed when the king said that the island of Wa was the gateway to the empire.
When talking about the high technological content of coal and oil, and then bringing up the steam engine era and the internal combustion engine era, the ancients would be confused.
How does the king know so much? It feels like things that will happen eight hundred generations in the future.
Also, there is a huge land in the east across the ocean. Will a barbaric empire emerge in the future?
We only want the land, so why worry about what it will be used for in the future? We can just send troops to occupy it, since no one lives there now anyway.
Everyone started talking to each other.
Yu Jie was a military man, and he was the first to speak: "We should increase the exploration of the navy. Since the king said there is a continent, we should go and find out. If there is really no one living there, we can occupy it and use it for our own benefit."
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: It’s still early, let’s solve the problem at hand first.
Hua Yue strongly supported the suppression of the Japanese pirates, believing that the Japanese were uneducated and too barbaric. When they walked outside in wooden clogs, they would make you know they were coming from afar. If something happened, the Japanese would draw their swords and threaten people without asking any questions, and they must be punished.
After everyone reached a consensus, Li Liang presented the draft edict of attack. He asked Hua Gong to review it and publish it on a full page in the New Song Newspaper.
As soon as Zhao Yulin sat down in the office, the maid told him: Lord Cao from Taijian Hall has come to invite the third young master to have tea.
Zhao Yulin came from the future. When he thought about being invited to tea by the government, he reflected on what he had done wrong. He smiled unnaturally and followed Ruan Hong out.
When they arrived at Taijian Hall, everyone laughed and asked him to talk about the island country of Japan that we were conquering.
Cao Youwen said happily that the New Song Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, and the Shenwei Army was unstoppable. In the south, it captured Champa and subdued Zhenla, and in the west it defeated Hubli's Western Yuan Empire in one fell swoop. It was great.
Zhao Yulin didn't dare to look Cao in the eye because of Cao Ying. He said lightly that they were all small and weak enemies and not worth mentioning.
Fan Zhong said he was too modest. The Shenwei Army was invincible and should be rewarded handsomely. Recently, there was news that Goryeo would also submit to our New Song Dynasty.
He nodded and said: We should give heavy rewards to the soldiers at the front who are brave enough to sacrifice themselves. This time the empire's comprehensive salary increase will start with the army. In the future, the court must form a rule that officials will never get a salary increase before the soldiers' salaries increase.
Lao Cao nodded and said: "Good, very good. Zhang Zhi defeated Wulianghe, Gao Jin and his men advanced to Dashi, very good. This year, Taijiantang will focus on investigating Tubo, the Western Regions and Lingbei, and make suggestions for the new Song Dynasty to govern the border."
Zhao Yulin said with a smile: Elders, you have worked hard for the country for half your life and have made great contributions. You can go anywhere, but you must take care of your health and don't get too tired.
The gentlemen thanked the king for his concern with a smile, and he definitely wouldn't do that.
After everyone left, Lao Cao invited him to have a drink with Meng Gong and Fan Zhong. Lao Cao asked him with a smile: Moth is playing with Madam Ma Ling, and she has been staying at my house this New Year, which makes my little brother worry.
Zhao Yulin felt guilty, so he lifted his sleeves and pretended to drink tea, saying "no, no" repeatedly.
Lao Cao said happily that the girl was so happy that she was going to travel and not be an official. It was better not to be an official, so as to avoid the gossip of the world.
But I am puzzled by the fact that my brother nominated a boy named Zhao Guangfu to take over the post of Transport Envoy , and Lord Meng is also confused.
As expected, Zhao Yulin saw that Meng Gong was also nodding, and he glanced at him with a puzzled look.
He put down the tea bowl and said: It was Yingmei's idea. Yingmei thinks Guangfu is upright and careful, unlike his father. They have known each other since childhood, so it should be correct that they know each other well. The Ministry of Personnel also has an assessment.
When Lao Cao heard that Zhao Yulin had followed Ezi's suggestion to promote Zhao Guangfu, he was delighted and invited him to the back hall for a drink.
Meng Gong said happily that he had not picked up a wine glass for a long time and he wanted to drink to his heart's content today.
Zhao Yulin knew that he had fought in battles in his early years, and his body was covered with scars, and his face was already showing signs of exhaustion , so he protected him and said that he had caught a cold and couldn't handle the alcohol, so we just had to get tipsy. However, the old guys were in a good mood, and after a round of drinking, all three of them were drunk.
At the residence of Vice State Lord Du Fan, this man was also drinking. His wife saw that he had a face full of doubts and asked: What's the matter?
Why are you worried, sir?
Du Fan said thoughtfully: The third young master of the Zhao family often mentions some incredible artifacts when he talks. I think the King of Zhao is definitely not an ordinary person.
The lady said with a smile that the king was a true dragon emperor and must be an extraordinary person. Naturally, the way he spoke and did things were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Drink and have some wine.
The concubine sitting at the bottom stood up immediately, picked up the wine glass and handed it to Du Fan. When the man raised his head to drink, the woman took it and filled it up.
The old lady was very happy. Although she was not granted the title of a royal lady like in the previous dynasty, her husband was the vice-king of the new Song Kingdom, and she was the vice-king's wife.
Du Fan said: The King of Zhao has never been to the South Sea, but he knows that there is a continent south of the South Sea, called Oceania. He also told us that there is fine iron there. It is said that our expedition fleet has found that piece of land, which is indeed unimaginably large and is definitely not an island.
The lady said that it was because our king was well-read and knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, so he would naturally know it.
Du Fan waved his hands repeatedly, glanced at his wife and said: I have read so many scriptures, how come I don’t know?
The old lady was startled, then immediately said with a smile that our king is the true dragon emperor, definitely not an ordinary person.
Seeing that the two men were embarrassed, the concubine stood up slowly and said: "Master, please have some wine." She raised her glass and invited them to drink. The three of them raised their glasses and drank together before leaving.
When Meng Gong returned home from Taijian Hall, his wife A Qian clearly felt that her husband's feet were floating, and asked with concern: Who are you drinking with?
Don’t you know that your body is not feeling well?
