Zhao Xu sat down, started writing, and quickly completed the three hand edicts.

Then he handed it over to Feng Jing and asked: "Send Tong to see the Secretary, hand it over to Guo Zhongxiao, and order it to be delivered by horse to Su Shi in Dengzhou, Cai Que in Quanzhou, and Chen Mu in Mingzhou..."

"Nuo!" Feng Jing respectfully sealed the three edicts with fire paint, and then took them to the Tongjian Department.

Zhao Xu let out a slight breath.

He knew that Bianjing City was too fragile.

Millions of businesses, officials and citizens rely on the Bian River for consumption and daily needs.

As a result, the entire fourteen counties of Kaifeng Prefecture were drained of their surplus grain, but it was still not enough.

Every year, eight million tons of grain need to be transported from the south to Beijing.

If an offshore transportation channel can be opened from Dengzhou, Quanzhou and Mingzhou.

Let rice from Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and even Jiaozhi be transported to Dengzhou by sea.

It would be great!

With the navigation technology of this era, there is no problem in completing such sea transportation.

The maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty were able to sail to countries in Southeast Asia.

It is said that some people have also arrived in India, Sri Lanka and other places.

Zhao Xu remembered that according to modern historical data, the Yuan Dynasty once supplied most of the capital by sea.

Therefore, perhaps all it takes is an inspiration and a command to open up a new lifeline.

Even at the beginning, only hundreds of thousands of grains of grain could be transported to Dengzhou by sea every year.

This is also excellent.

Sea transportation, no matter what, is cheaper than water transportation.

…

In the afternoon, after Zhao Xu woke up from his nap.

Feng Jing took Sima Guang's letter and sent it to him.

Zhao Xu opened it and read the words on it.

When he saw that "the people today are exhausted, endure hunger and cold, brave whippings, and are in a hurry to pay for the government all year round, how can your Majesty tolerate the people's exile and migration to the ditch", he finally sighed and said to Feng Jing: "Tell Tong

When I see you, I will send word to my servant Sima Gong to come to the throne!"

Now, Zhang Dun and Di Yong have already set off.

There is no turning arrow when the bow is opened, so Sima Guang can be seen.

What's more, Sima Guang wrote so seriously.

Zhao Xu really needs to give an explanation or a guarantee to appease the old party scholar-bureaucrats, including Sima Guang.

Therefore, the Tongjian Division immediately made arrangements to notify Sima Guang that His Majesty ordered the Duke to come to the meeting.

Sima Guang was delighted when he heard this.

…

Zhang Dun was sitting in his own cabin.

The two beauties given by the palace stayed with him and held his shoulders.

While enjoying the beauty's service, Zhang Dun slowly took out the booklet given to him by the emperor from his sleeve.

He had already seen it once last night.

But he was still not satisfied.

It was the contents of this booklet that really opened his eyes.

He looked at the strategy above and sighed softly: "If Jiaozhi is really like this... I am afraid that only these five thousand forbidden troops will be enough to succeed in this southern expedition!"

Because, in the book the emperor gave him, the strategic goal for him to go south was not to destroy Jiaozhi.

He just beat Jiaozhi painfully, made him bow his head, pay tribute, lose rice, and take back Guangyuan, Silang and other prefectures that were given to Jiaozhi after Yuanfeng as punishment.

In other words, in fact, when he went south this time, he did not need to consider the situation north of the Furian River at all.

In addition, the emperor also told him in the pamphlet - I read the text left by the emperor and learned that there is sugar cane in Jiaozhou, which can be squeezed into sugar!

My husband is going south. If he has time, he can try planting in Guangyuan and other states.

Zhang Dun put the pamphlet away and looked towards the south with burning eyes.

Sugarcane?

sugar?!

He was breathing a little faster.

Sugar is a luxury product!

Can sugar cane really be grown in the barren land of Cochin? Can sugar really be extracted from the sugar cane?

Zhang Dun had no idea that in the cabin next to him, Gao Zunhui was also looking at a piece of paper.

The paper given to him by the emperor.

There is a secret method in the palace on the paper.

The secret method of turning sucrose into white sugar.

The uncle of the Empress Dowager suddenly felt that even the beauties around him no longer smelled good.

Sugar?!

This is as good as gold!

"The officials treat me, Mr. Gao, with great affection and righteousness!" Gao Zunhui said with emotion.

He seemed to see countless copper coins piled up in the cabin in front of him!

only……

"Who should I plant this sugar cane for?"

Gao Zunhui rolled his eyes and already had an idea.

Nong Zhihui!

…

Di Yong stood on the deck, facing the early spring wind.

The booklet in his hand was compiled tightly.

On the booklet, there is a sacred command: God has the virtue of good life, you must remember, do not kill prisoners! Xiaoyu's entire army: In this battle, the reward of capture is equivalent to beheading! However, the sage has taught: repay evil with kindness, how to repay kindness? Therefore, everyone

The captured Jiaozhi soldiers can be sold in the market, and the money and silk obtained will be rewarded by the armies!

Di Yong took a deep breath.

During the Song Dynasty, the sale of people was prohibited.

But he had the emperor's edict, so he could skip the legal regulations directly.

After all, loyal military ministers do not understand benevolence, justice and morality.

The warriors are all very simple.

All I know is that I am loyal to you and follow your orders!

so……

Di Yong knew that this imperial edict was equivalent to breaking the seal of the army he commanded!

They will go to Jiaozhi in the south to let the Jiaozhi people know why the vassal towns of the Five Dynasties were able to fight in the south and north with a single army, and even often go to the grasslands to harvest grass and grain.

Because they are more bloodthirsty than tigers and leopards, and more barbaric than barbarians!

Kill people and do all kinds of evil!

The army of the Song Dynasty was sealed by the civil servants and officials.

I was put under all kinds of shackles.

Now the shackles are broken and the beast is unleashed.

Because of the emperor's decree, the army was allowed to freely sell the captives it obtained.

The money and silk obtained became rewards for the soldiers.

This means that this army is no longer fighting for the Bianjing officials, but fighting for themselves!

Of course, Di Yong also knew that if something happened.

He must bravely shoulder the burden of enslaving people.

You may be thrown to Xihe, Jingyuan, or to reflect...
To be continued...