Isn't this the strategy that China adopted in later generations?

Initially, the government took the lead in this project, which made it easier to control risks and regulate management. Once the industry stabilized, the government began to gradually shift from public to private ownership.

Zhao Huan was very satisfied with the plan and publicly praised Tang Ke in court, expressing his firm support for his decision.

Tang Ke felt extremely fortunate, as the emperor had shown him some leniency in this incident; otherwise, he would have been demoted long ago.

It seems the emperor still cherishes old friendships; as long as someone is genuinely loyal to the emperor, he is very protective of his own.

As for Sun Liangquan, he became the scapegoat in this incident.

He's not exactly a scapegoat; it's just that he acted without any sense of proportion.

The emperor's new policies clearly stipulated that officials were not allowed to engage in commerce, but the officials in Mingzhou had an inextricable relationship with merchants. If they didn't make an example of them as a warning, who else should they make an example of?

Tang Ke was then put in charge of handling this matter.

Time flies, another month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's almost early September, autumn is here.

Tokyo remains a bustling and vibrant city, with new buildings springing up everywhere.

This month, many people have arrived one after another from Jingzhao Prefecture, Youzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Jiangling Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture, and so on.

Who is it?

There were merchants, farmers, and even unemployed people.

However, they are now all considered merchants, because they have already obtained the request from the Commerce Bureau in their respective cities to recruit civilian merchant caravans.

These caravans will be uniformly placed under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty's Road Administration Bureau.

They came to the capital with a purpose.

The imperial court is going to provide them with collective training!

The imperial court was planning to build roads throughout the country, and these merchant caravans were the first to undertake this project in the Song Dynasty. They would create a completely new transportation infrastructure for the Song Dynasty.