After reassuring Xu Churen, Xu Churen began to prepare for population statistics in Gyeonggi Province and the surrounding areas, and started to implement population migration.

Xu Churen felt that his job as Grand Chancellor was a real pain in the ass every day. This emperor was too damn troublesome. Now, it wasn't just the people around the capital who needed to be relocated that were under Xu Churen's control.

All the people involved in the Confucian scholar case are still on their way. What's even more frustrating for him is that after the recapture of Yanyun, the emperor ordered the relocation of soldiers and civilians from the original military strongholds of Hebei Road and Hedong Road to the Yanyun area.

Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu immediately asked for two million people!

Although the emperor dispatched Qin Hui to assist him in this matter, there were still two million people involved! Moving more than half of all the military towns in the north and many people from the surrounding villages would take at least a year and a half to complete.

This emperor really wants to rebuild the Song Dynasty from scratch!

After persuading the government to relocate the people from Jingji Road to Tokyo, Zhao Huan was invited by Tang Ke to the Bureau of Arts and Crafts in the southwest of the city. The main part of the Bureau of Arts and Crafts was basically completed, and people began to be brought in one after another. Some equipment also began to be transported here, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

The overall architectural style of the Artworks Bureau is very much in the style of the Song Dynasty. The architecture of the Song Dynasty was very different from that of the Tang Dynasty. The architecture of the Tang Dynasty was more grand and majestic, while the architecture of the Song Dynasty was much more exquisite, graceful and elegant. In particular, the development of gardens matured rapidly in the Song Dynasty.

The architecture of the Art Manufacturing Bureau is typical of gardens. It doesn't look like a manufacturing place, but more like a place for sightseeing. In particular, the Art Manufacturing Bureau is located next to the Bian River, and a lot of open space has been left along the river, planted with peach blossoms and chrysanthemums.

The peach blossoms have faded, the chrysanthemums are about to bloom, and other trees are beginning to turn golden in late summer.

Speaking of these peach blossoms, it was Zhao Huan who requested that they be planted.

The biggest difference between the Song and Tang people lies in their different spiritual and cultural temperament, which is also reflected in their architecture and hobbies.

The Tang people were like a raging fire, like the rising sun.

But the Song people were completely different. By the Song Dynasty, their thinking had changed from unrestrained and passionate to cold, just like the sun had turned into the moon. They went from daring to face the surging morning sun to gazing at the cold and empty moon.

Zhao Huan disagreed with this; he yearned for a grand and magnificent spiritual connotation, a culture with sufficient inclusiveness.

Even if he targeted Confucian scholars, it was absolutely not to oppose Confucianism. Confucianism has its merits, but it should not become the dominant ideology or even the spiritual core of the entire country. Chinese culture is a diverse culture.

In the culture of the Song Dynasty, the passionate and unrestrained peach blossom was not favored, but Zhao Huan insisted that Tang Ke plant a large number of peach trees.

The emperor surveyed the area and instructed, "It's not grand enough, Tang Ke. Think about it again. The handicrafts of the Great Song Dynasty are destined to be exported overseas. All corners of the world regard our Great Song Dynasty as the superior nation of China, and all nations will come to pay tribute. When Japan, India, Persia, Daqin, or even more distant countries come to our Great Song Dynasty and see the Bureau of Arts and Crafts so small and delicate, what will they think?"

Tang Ke listened attentively and said repeatedly, "What Your Majesty says is absolutely right. I will make the adjustments immediately."

Zhao Huan then visited the ceramics and silk-weaving workshops, secretly marveling at their work. He dared not utter a word about it, for these craftsmen had passed down their skills through generations, accumulating countless years of experience. They were far superior to the Japanese craftsmen praised by later generations.

These are truly talented individuals of the Song Dynasty!

The reason why Japanese handicrafts were able to lead the world in later generations is that when the Southern Song Dynasty fell, many Chinese craftsmen were forced to flee to Japan, spreading a large number of techniques there.

Before leaving, Zhao Huan said, "If you need any more budget, just ask the Ministry of Revenue. I will fully support you!"

Tang Ke was thrilled: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, I have a suggestion for you: hold a centralized sale once a month, with the highest bidder winning. This will allow us to sell at a premium and also attract more people."

Tang Ke's heart skipped a beat. Holy crap! This is a great idea!

The items manufactured by the Bureau of Arts and Crafts are not ordinary goods. People who want to buy them can line up from the south of the city to the west. Of course, the highest bidder wins!

"Your Majesty's wisdom is as vast as the ocean and as numerous as the stars; I have learned much from you."

After showing off, Zhao Huan left. What wisdom as vast as the ocean and as numerous as the stars? It was just a simple auction. There was no such model in ancient times. Even a primary school student in later generations knows that.

Of course, Zhao Huan didn't tell Tang Ke any of this, otherwise how could he show off and make the emperor seem so powerful?

Tang Ke set the official opening of the Artworks Bureau for a month later, at which time more than ten pieces of very valuable jade and ceramics would be on display. Inspired by the emperor, he planned to hold an auction and sent invitations to the wealthy in Tokyo.

Returning from the Bureau of Arts and Crafts, Zhao Huan felt somewhat uneasy. The petty and narrow-minded atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was still too strong. The next generation educated in such an atmosphere would inevitably be pretentious and affected.

He then summoned Shi Ziming, who hurriedly went to the palace to report to the emperor on the progress of the school's construction.

Zhao Huan said, "I have something to entrust to you."

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

"Publish this article in the official gazette and distribute it to all existing private schools in the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Huan thought for a moment and said, “Therefore, the responsibility of today does not lie with others, but entirely with our youth. If the youth are wise, the nation is wise; if the youth are wealthy, the nation is wealthy; if the youth are strong, the nation is strong; if the youth are independent, the nation is independent; if the youth are free, the nation is free; if the youth progress, the nation progresses; if the youth surpass all under heaven, the nation surpasses all under heaven; if the youth are mighty throughout the world, the nation is mighty throughout the world.”

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