Chapter 88: Sea Trade Can Map
There are many scholars in the temple, and the talent of fortifications arose among the people.
Qin Hui's words opened a window for Zhao Huan. In essence, Confucianism focuses more on subjective thinking, and fortifications focus more on coming from practice. This is the case with the various schools of thought.
In essence, Lu Ban and Mo Zi were both craftsmen, and were naturally nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, in the Song Dynasty, when Confucianism was the dominant people, they were inferior people.
Why? You are a carpenter and a craftsman, can you compare with me with my scholars? Can you compare your family-born craft books with the Four Books and Five Classics? What do you drink tea? What do you recite poems? I wear a long robe and float into the brothel, what do you do? I am Yada, and I have the ambition of lonely snow and cold plums. You buried your head and cut your wood honestly!
The scholars and officials of this era have not heard a classic saying in later generations: empty talk will ruin the country, and hard work will make the country prosperous.
Even though this sentence is quite circulating on the Internet in later generations, it can’t resist the keyboard warriors who have been swelling after reading a little information on the Internet and think that they know why they all know it!
What’s more, these Confucian scholars who were touched by the sky in the Song Dynasty?
Zhao Huan felt a big rock in his heart and said, "How can this people find it?"
Qin Hui said: "There is nothing better than the Mo family. Its collection of books and books is very rich, and it has its own secrets. However, the Mo family disrupted the world with the theory of not attacking disasters, so the First Emperor eliminated it! Your Majesty can establish a book to gather the talents of the fortifications of the world, take advantage of the strengths of the fortifications of the Mo family, and use it without attacking shortcomings!"
"You are very much in my wish. Why don't you preside over a fortification for me? I have thought of my name, Royal Academy of Sciences! Within three days, I will give me a plan, how much money, and who I will lend you from the two governments at that time! But I will give you a time limit. Within half a year, I will see the Royal Academy of Sciences take shape!"
Qin Hui knew it clearly and immediately bowed: "I am willing to follow the emperor's leader!"
After seeing Qin Hui, the emperor finally met Zhao Gou who had rushed back from Hangzhou in the afternoon.
"Brother Jiu, I'm afraid I'm exhausted. Come and try the pastry made by the queen."
This handsome young man in front of Zhao Huan was Zhao Gou. A few months ago, Zhao Huan had just traveled over and was not familiar with everything in the Song Dynasty. When he met Zhao Gou for the first time, he seemed very different, but now it is different. The north of the Song Dynasty has been surrounded by Zhao Huan's strong soldiers, and Zhao Huan has begun to truly have the initiative and strong voice step by step.
Now that I saw Zhao Gou, I felt much better, so I didn’t call him King Kang, but directly called him Zhao Gou by his brothers.
In the Song Dynasty, there was no such title as brother or sister. No matter how big or small, men call themselves brother or girls call themselves sister.
"It is the honor of the minister to share the worries of the officials."
"Tell me about the interesting things about Brother Jiu in Hangzhou. I heard that there are so many beautiful women in Hangzhou. Do you like Brother Jiu there?"
As he said that, the emperor gave Zhao Gou a look that men knew. Zhao Gou smiled shyly, and he smiled very cleanly and refreshingly.
"The official is joking. I went to Hangzhou to preside over the Maritime Warehouse Department, bringing good news to the official."
"Oh, what good news?"
"The king of Japan recently bought our North Korean silk and ceramics at one time, and the king of Goryeo also had a transaction of 150,000 yuan."
"Okay! Brother Jiu is in Hangzhou to share my worries, I am very comforted."
Zhao Gou smiled mysteriously, took out the map that had been prepared, spread it out, and said, "Officials, please see, this was found by my brother when he was in Hangzhou. As early as the Taizu period, someone took a boat to sea and traveled around the world quickly. They also drew a map based on wherever they went. This place is the islands of the South China Sea, and San Buddha Qi was powerful. To the north of San Buddha Qi, there are Angkor, Jiaozhi, Chameng (now central and southern Vietnam), Zhenla (Cambodia), Bagan (Myanmar), and Boni (Northern Kalimantan)."
"In Japa, Dashi, and even further away, there are layers (the meaning of black countries, on the east coast of central Africa), etc."
"The officials, people from these places are very eager for the silk, tea and ceramics of the Song Dynasty. I heard that more than a hundred years ago, someone in Hangzhou brought back some people from the Qin Dynasty. Their faces were red and white, their hair was vigorous, and their eyes were blue or blue, which was very different from those in the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Huan was slightly stunned, thinking about what Zhao Gou mentioned about the Qin Dynasty. Damn it, it seemed to be the Eastern Roman Empire!
Isn’t that the Indo-European and Aryan race? They came to Hangzhou as early as the reign of Taizu?
Zhao Gou continued: "The people of the Qin Dynasty had exchanges with the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty, but the communication was very weak. Until the former Tang Dynasty, they exchanged frequently with Chang'an. They also loved the goods of our dynasty very much, especially the nobles, who were willing to buy silk and other items in our dynasty at a higher price."
Zhao Gou spoke very enthusiastically. Obviously, he had a natural love for marine trade.
"Officials, if our dynasty connects the commerce of the ocean countries, billions of wealth will inevitably gather every year. At that time, the court and the treasury are rich, and the worries of the government will be solved!"
Zhao Huan seemed to be excited by Zhao Gou's words. It seems that keyboard warriors are not talking about all bullshit. At least in this era, all over the world really likes China silk and ceramics.
In later generations, all Japanese handicrafts were good and craftsmanship. In fact, Japan largely inherited the culture of the Tang and Song dynasties, the bloodiness of the Tang and the extreme of the Song dynasties.
Just talking about the handicrafts of the Song Dynasty, which were beyond the reach of all dynasties in China. There is a soul that is almost pursuing perfection, and everything about it is gorgeous and timeless.
This is really a good card in Zhao Huan's hand. Today, in the Song Dynasty, folk handicrafts are very developed and can be said to be full of talents.
Bian embroidery, Su embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery and Shu embroidery are collectively known as the five famous embroidery in China, and the braided embroidery in later generations is incomparable.
There are five other famous kilns: Chai, Ru, Guan, Ge, and Ding kiln. These are the peaks of China, and the handicrafts of later generations cannot be compared with them.
In later generations, things sold to China by Europe and Japan were all luxury goods, and countless women pursued them wildly, but they did not know that in the Song Dynasty, the situation was the opposite.
Zhao Huan began to think about the business of delivering luxury goods to the outside world. This would be a violent industry. This matter was left to Zhao Gou, but he could not be given the position of the Navy Minister because Zhao Huan had a great goal on the Navy Minister. If Zhao Gou did not complete the task, Zhao Huan would not be able to start. After all, there would be such a slightly more powerful person in the royal family.
After getting good news from Zhao Gou, Zhao Huan actively began to adjust the top-level structure of the Song Dynasty.
The two prefectures were still the original prefectures. Zhao Huan did not intend to move for the time being. The eastern and western prefectures were still responsible for civil affairs and military affairs. The Royal Academy of Sciences, the Royal Bank and the Navy Minister were twisted out separately and reported directly to the emperor.
The Royal Trading Company is under the name of the East Mansion and is led by the Political Affairs Hall.
When the Ministry of Revenue approves money, it must be signed by the emperor, and the emperor takes back half of the financial power.
Chapter completed!