In the third year of Jingyou, during Emperor Renzong's reign of the Song Dynasty, an unruly young man fell into the back garden of the Great Song Imperial Palace, thus beginning a life that wou...
He learned conspiracy and scheming from Lu Yijian, resourcefulness from Wang Zeng and Yan Shu, the doctrine of the mean from Sheng Du and Wang Sui, and flattery and praise from many people who flattered him.
If it were in the past, he would definitely sneer at it and be full of conspiracies and flattery, but now when he meets such an excellent teacher, he will just take out a pen and take notes.
Many times, momentum is necessary, but it must be used in the right place. If you just blindly act, many things will not be accomplished.
So when it’s time to be tactful, be tactful; when it’s time to speak nicely, speak nicely, and also have your own judgment.
Seeing the grandparents and grandchildren start to flatter each other again, everyone felt a chill again. Yan Shu quickly interrupted and said, "By the way, Hanlong, what should we do next? Should the Constitutional Council have new regulations?"
"Why don't we start exploring the New World like the Age of Discovery? I find those Western movies quite interesting, with gold mines everywhere. Doesn't America have a San Francisco?"
Cai Qi said.
"I think we should take it slow. We've only just returned, and we narrowly escaped death. If we provoke the people into going out to sea, there will be no one to farm the land."
Song Shou had a different opinion.
"Now that we've brought back seeds of high-yield crops like sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, why worry about food shortages? The population will increase quickly."
"Do you think people can grow just like vegetables? Even if there's enough food, it'll take at least 34 years for their population to double."
"In my opinion, it's definitely worth a try. The return of Chen Haizhong's fleet will be the best publicity. With further progress in newspapers and official gazettes, it will surely set off a nationwide wave and bring back more gold and silver for the Song Dynasty."
"We can't rush into things. We should first thoroughly understand the route. It would also be best to establish supply points along the route. Otherwise, sending the civilians there would be like sending them to their deaths."
"That's the truth. I agree with the Prime Minister. The imperial court spent over a million strings of cash, prepared sufficient supplies, and took a full five years to reach North America. If ordinary people had gone, they would probably have died on the way before even reaching Goryeo."
"Didn't Chen Haizhong say they already have a stronghold on the Chukotka Peninsula? They also brought back local women and children. If Han Chinese go there again, they'll surely welcome us, and we can definitely build a town there."
"What a joke! What's the point of just one town? I think we need dozens or even hundreds of towns along the route to sustain it. You guys are just making up your mind. Can't you see the bigger picture?"
The Lu party, the Wang party and the neutral party, more than ten people, talked to each other at the same time. They were all jealous of the profits of the ocean.
"Big Sun, what do you think?"
Zhao Zhen turned around and asked Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun touched his chin, thought for a moment, and then seemed to have thought of something.
Suddenly he raised his head and looked around at everyone.
Everyone was confused.
He just smiled and said, "Everyone, I have a new idea."
I really want to lie down. It’s so tiring to update so many words every day.