“Even so, it’s already remarkable.”

Lu Yijian smiled, stroked his beard and nodded, "Jun's strategic plan, I think it's feasible."

“It’s certainly possible.”

"If we spend a hundred years to just achieve this step, it shouldn't be a problem."

"Jun's vision is indeed outstanding."

Everyone praised it.

However, Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "Actually, there are still big problems."

"What's the problem?"

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

The Han and Tang dynasties dominated Asia in just a few decades.

Why can't they do it?

As long as we can first achieve the foundation of the Han and Tang Dynasties and have future knowledge, there is no need to worry about not being able to achieve what Zhao Jun said.

However, Zhao Jun said: "In our later generations, there is a famous football joke."

When Zhao Zhen heard the word "joke", his face turned green.

The others also opened their eyes wide.

Good job.

It’s about to begin again!

This joke can't be tolerated.

"Why? It's not a joke of the Song Dynasty. What are you afraid of?"

Seeing everyone's unhappy expressions, Zhao Jun said dissatisfiedly: "Do you think I like telling jokes about the Song Dynasty so much?"

We see that you like to talk.

And he talks about it every day and keeps telling us about it.

Everyone secretly complained in their hearts.

But he didn't say anything, instead he remained silent.

The joke of the Song Dynasty was no longer something they could comment on. Only Zhao Jun and Zhao Zhen were qualified to mention it.

So every time they heard it, they would just shut up and pretend not to hear it.

When Zhao Zhen heard that it was not a joke of the Song Dynasty, his expression softened a little and he asked, "What joke?"

"Well, there's a sport called football in later generations, similar to the Song Dynasty's Cuju. They both kick a ball, but the rules are slightly different. I won't go into the details."

Zhao Jun said: "In later generations, although our country's national strength was thriving, the football was not very good and we kept losing. This made the fans very dissatisfied, so there was a famous penguin joke."

Zhao Zhen felt that since it was just a football joke, it had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. His expression relaxed completely, and he said with an interested smile, "Tell me about it."

"It's very simple. First, we need to manipulate FIFA into allocating a quota to Antarctica. Antarctica is the place."

Zhao Jun first pointed to Antarctica on the world map, then zoomed out with his mouse and pointed at the penguin icon on his desktop. "There's a group of penguins living here. They look like ducks, walk very slowly, and shake their heads. Do you see this icon on my desktop?"

Everyone came over and asked, "See, what next?"

Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Second, the Chinese men's football team will be assigned to the Antarctic competition zone. Third, the Chinese men's football team will compete with the Penguins for the qualification. Fourth, they will draw with the Penguins away. Fifth, the home game will be in Sanya, and they will directly qualify after giving the Penguins a heat."

"So your football team is going to kick a bunch of duck-like animals?"

Everyone was speechless.

Zhao Jun shrugged and said, "So it's a joke, and based on the current situation, the only difficulty in this five-step plan is the fourth step."

Zhao Zhen laughed dumbly and said, "In the minds of you later generations, a group of people can't beat a group of ducks?"

"Yes, I tell them all as jokes."

Zhao Jun looked around at everyone and said, "My plan for the rise of the Song Dynasty is divided into five steps. The first is to strengthen the Song Dynasty through internal reforms, defeat the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"Secondly, we will use our position as the hegemon of East Asia to interfere in neighboring countries, turning them into our resource-producing areas and supporting the Song Dynasty."

"Third, after reaping the resources of East Asia, China will complete its transformation and become a world leader in productivity, technology, basic education, and political systems. It doesn't need to take a huge leap; a level comparable to the First Industrial Revolution will suffice."

"Fourth, after possessing the technological achievements of the First Industrial Revolution, will have sufficient power to intervene in more distant countries. From then on, the surrounding areas, even India and Central Asia, will become the back garden of the Song Dynasty."

"Fifth, it is predicted that within two to three hundred years, the Song Dynasty will have achieved the accumulation of the Second Industrial Revolution, monopolizing the world's ocean routes and becoming the sole hegemon of the world. In this way, within at least five hundred years, the Song Dynasty will be at its peak of power and become the world's leader."

"Based on the current actual situation, the only difficulty in this five-step plan lies in the first step."

Zhao Jun stretched out a finger.

Zhao Zhen said with a sullen expression, "So, this is still a joke of the Song Dynasty?"

"Don't be so mean."

Zhao Jun shrugged and said, "That's true. That's why I said the best time was the early Ming Dynasty. The first step had already been achieved by the early Ming Dynasty, and the second step was to seize resources from neighboring countries. If everything goes well, relying on the gold, silver, and copper mines in Japan, and the coal and iron mines in the grasslands and Australia, the first industrial revolution can be completed within fifty years. As for the Song Dynasty, my plan is a hundred years!"

Everyone's faces became even darker.

Good job.

This means that it will take fifty years to complete the first step and become the most powerful country in East Asia, like the Han, Tang and early Ming dynasties.

This kid Zhao Jun really underestimates our Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)

2015