Chapter 301 Raise a son! The most useless thing is to raise a son
As soon as Zhao Xin stuck out her butt, Chen Yuanyuan knew what Zhao Xin wanted to do.

Ever since she married Guan Jia, there has been no day that he didn’t think about running away. To be honest, such a husband is not really a good husband.

In the past ten years, things have been a little quieter.

Almost all the important tasks outside were left to his son to complete.

But when Zhao Xin said that, Chen Yuanyuan naturally understood that the emperor must have come up with some bad idea again.

Then he asked, “Why did the government say that?”

Zhao Xin said, “I want to take a walk on the grassland.”

Chen Yuanyuan rolled her eyes and replied, “What’s there to see on the grassland?”

Zhao Xin turned around, pinched her belly and said, “Now, all the land under heaven belongs to the king, except for the west.”

“I have a bold idea!”

Chen Yuanyuan didn’t know why he liked to use the term “bold ideas”.

He is an official, so nothing he does can be described as bold.

Then he asked, “What bold idea?”

Zhao Xin replied, “I want to lead the nomadic peoples in the north and fight westward. First, it can alleviate the pressure of too many people and too little food in the north due to famine. Second, it is better to lead people to fight others than to have a rebel come and attack the Song Dynasty in the south.”

“It’s just that…if that happens, I won’t be able to be with you every day.”

Although Chen Yuanyuan is already forty-five or forty-six years old.

But it’s really beautiful.

Just looking at it every day makes me feel happy.

of course!

Zhao Xin didn’t say that she was reluctant to leave the other person because she liked him or wanted to possess him.

only……

Zhao Xin knew very well that the only time he had actually spent with the queens and concubines like Chen Yuanyuan was in the last ten years.

So, probably out of guilt.

I always feel that too little time is given to them.

After that, Zhao Xin continued, “The prince is already thirty years old this year. The world will eventually be handed over to him. After I leave, he can run and govern his country unscrupulously.”

“As long as I am here, he won’t be able to rule the country as he pleases.”

“It’s just that… when that time comes, you will have to become the Empress Dowager.”

“And Madam Miao, then she will have to become the Grand Concubine. Speaking of which… I haven’t seen Madam Miao for a long time.”

Done.

Zhao Xin asked people to pack up, and then prepared overnight. Early the next morning, he took a steam locomotive to meet Ms. Miao.

Fortunately, Madam Miao gave birth to her early.

He is only sixty years old now.

He was also very happy to see Zhao Xin bringing Chen Yuanyuan back.

Immediately ask someone to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

At the dinner…

Zhao Xin also picked up a large plate of shrimps for Miao Niangzi and asked her to peel them for him.

It gave everyone a headache.

“You are already so old, and you still let Madam Miao peel it for you.”

When the queen saw this, she smiled and spoke.

In the end, Chen Yuanyuan took the job.

After all, he really let Madam Miao peel it for him.

Madam Miao also said, “Raise a son! Raising a son is the most useless thing.”

Then Zhao Xin looked at Zhao Huirou opposite him.

The prince consort was also there, but he looked so awkward, like an outsider.

I always feel…

The men of the Song Dynasty were all too weak.

Even though Zhao Xin has conquered such a large territory, there has been no significant change in the atmosphere.

of course!

This also has advantages.

after all……

It’s better than them discussing how to rebel every day.

There would be rebellions everywhere, but within the Song Dynasty, the chances of the literati and officials rebelling were zero.

During the banquet.

Naturally, we talk about everything.

How come Zhao Xin suddenly had time to come back?

Although Bianjing was no longer the capital, it was still prosperous because it was a transit point for materials from the north to the south.

Chen Yuanyuan then told Zhao Xin about his sudden idea.

This actually touched Madam Miao a little.

of course!

That’s what Zhao Xin is like.

He can only move you for a while. If he hasn’t written to you for such a long time and suddenly writes to you, of course you will be moved.

But the problem is…

Where did Zhao Xin go before?

If you normally do your job well, why would you need such feelings of gratitude?

After dinner…

Zhao Xin also specially taught an older slave girl on the way and asked the slave girl to perform a singing performance.

I sang “The World” directly to everyone.

This time everyone was really shocked.

And Zhao Xin…

After the slave girl finished singing, she reflected on her life and said, “In my life, I have been as good at civil and military affairs as the First Emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang. The only regret is that I did not have enough time to care about the relationship between my family members.”

This guy!
Just here to show off!

the next day……

This song, including Zhao Xin’s words, became popular in Kaifeng.

According to historical records, in the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Li, the emperor visited Bianjing and said, “In my life, I have been as skilled in both civil and military affairs as the First Emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Tang. The only regret is that I have not had time to care about my family.”

After living in Bianjing City for a while, Zhao Xin went to Xuchang.

Visited the Academy of Sciences and met many people.

At this time, the number of people in the Academy of Sciences had reached five or six thousand.

Excluding some people doing research outside, there are still three to four thousand people in the institute at this time.

People have begun to research airplanes, ships, steam engines, diesel engines, and even hybrid rice.

of course!

If Zhao Xin hadn’t told them this, they would never have thought of doing such research.

Zhao Xin is like a teacher in a university, who often assigns them some topics and asks them to do research.

Although physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics have developed extremely slowly, a large number of articles have been accumulated today.

In mathematics, Zhao Xin did not teach them the method of least squares, but they still understood it.

It is used in warehousing, and it has been proven that it has indeed reduced a lot of waste in human and material resources over the years.

Chemistry is probably the subject that I gained the most from.

Nitrocellulose and fulminate of mercury can be synthesized in the laboratory.

The study of petroleum has also separated out a variety of substances.

The problem now is how to apply all this knowledge to industry.

As Japan’s Kyushu Island was taken down.

Natural sulfur and the like are no longer so scarce at this time.

On the one hand, it can increase Japan’s foreign trade, and on the other hand, it can also facilitate the production of sulfuric acid in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xin also told Zhao Zhe that from now on, any piece of broken land or rotten land should not be underestimated, and it is often the broken land that many people looked down upon before. Due to the emergence of new research and the invention of new technologies, it will become extremely important.

The Song Dynasty should have firm control over the production areas of oil, sulfur, saltpeter, etc.

of course!

The capacity of maritime transportation at this time cannot be said to be very good.

Therefore, many things cannot be applied on a large scale for the time being, but a visionary person should be very sensitive to these things.

Next…

If you want to be a good official in the Song Dynasty, you must have a global mindset.

It is different from the past when as long as the world was stable, we didn’t have to worry about the outside world.

In order to obtain resources, the Song Dynasty may not hesitate to launch wars against other countries.

Of course!
If it is the territory of one’s own brothers, then use commercial means to solve it. Hello, I am good, everyone is good.

If it’s an outsider, there’s no need to give him any face, but…it’s better to have a legitimate reason.

After all, China has always been a civilized place.

……

After visiting the Academy of Sciences, we had some exchanges of knowledge and technology and held some seminars.

Afterwards, Zhao Xin thought that he had never been to Jiangnan or Yangzhou, so he decided to go straight down the Huai River and go to Jiangnan.

Since there are members of their own caravan on the road, the local people do not have to bear the expenses.

Unlike Emperor Yang of Sui, the common people had to send food and drink from their hometowns on both sides of the canal.

Anyway, once he returns to the capital, he can just have someone return the money to the members of the merchant group.

Yangzhou.

A prosperous place since ancient times.

There may be more rain.

Zhao Xin took Chen Yuanyuan with him and treated it as a trip.

After all, it was not easy to get out.

I also tasted some Yangzhou delicacies.

For example: fried rice.

Zhao Xin particularly likes eating shrimp, so he asked someone to double the amount of shrimp.

However, it seems that there is no such thing as Yangzhou fried rice at the moment.

After asking several people, none of them specifically called fried rice Yangzhou fried rice.

They spent half a year playing in Yangzhou, and the cost was not very high. After all, the food they ate was not all dragon meat, but food that ordinary people could afford. Only then did Zhao Xin return with Chen Yuanyuan and the four concubines.

The four concubines were not there at first, but later, Zhao Xin called them over.

And at this time in Youzhou.

This national affair also all fell on the shoulders of Zhao Zhe alone.

The key is that it happened too suddenly.

How could Daddy suddenly think of going back to Bian Jing? And returning to Bian Jing would not be a big deal, he also wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River.

And this time, I will be gone for more than half a year.

When I returned to Youzhou again, it was already spring of the second year.

Just after returning, Fu Bi resigned due to old age.

As for Zeng Gong, he is not young either.

Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi have passed away.

Wen Yanbo is still in Fuzhou.

The current prime ministers are all too old, so when Zhao Xin came back, Zhao Zhe asked Zhao Xin: “Dad, is it time to add a candidate for prime minister?”

Zhao Xin then asked: “Who do you think is suitable?”

This question stumped Zhao Zhe.

How does he know who is suitable?
Zhao Xin then said, “You decide who will be the prime minister.”

Done.

Zhao Zhe was left alone, standing there.

Next…

After more than a month of selection, the candidate for the future prime minister was slowly determined.

First call Wen Yanbo back, and then let Fan Chunren, Fan Zhongyan’s son, replace him.

Then Su Che can also be used.

However, he cannot be directly appointed as prime minister now. We have to find something else to test him.

Anyway…

A total of seven or eight people like this were selected and thrown to the border.

The first thing is to see if there are any complaints about the transfer.

The second thing to look at is their work ability and whether they can rectify the local atmosphere.

It is certainly not easy for a person to be sent to a place with a very bad environment but still be able to calm down and achieve some political achievements.

As for Zhao Xin, he was also thinking about what to do next.

Hi!
In fact, the only thing you can do is wait for death.

After coming back…

Zhao Xin attended court for two days and resolved some issues. Then, he allowed the crown prince to continue to supervise the country.

After that, he gathered the old guys of his Li Yuan Army to recall the glorious days.

Find out how their lives are now.

can only say……

Most of the people are gone.

Even those who are still here are relatively long-lived, some are already in their seventies or eighties.

of course!

Some are in their sixties.

Zhao Xin thought about it and felt that it was not very realistic to rely on them to conquer Europe.

Although they all look strong, how can they fight?
It’s better not to do it.

After meeting these old guys, Zhao Xin summoned the chiefs of the northern grasslands and held another banquet.

Find out what the situation is like in different places.

It was April of that year.

There was heavy snow in Liao territory, the ground was over ten feet deep, and six to seven out of ten horses died.

Good guy!
If we had known such a tragedy would happen, we should have driven the horses to the south earlier so that we could slaughter them and eat their meat.

The weather is a bit abnormal.

of course!

After asking the relevant officials, we can say that such incidents have never happened before.

Zhao Xin also thinks that it is necessary to set up some weather stations and conduct some meteorological research.

But there is one thing to say.

Even if some data can be obtained.

The problem is that this is still an era where people have to rely on their own two legs to get around. By the time these data are summarized and analyzed, the weather may have changed long ago.

The reason this was possible in later generations was because people had computers, which allowed them to transmit data in less than a second and release weather information to the public immediately.

By communicating with the chiefs of various tribes, I also got a rough grasp of the current situation in the north.

in fact……

There have been quite a lot of natural disasters over the years.

then……

In addition to natural disasters, man-made disasters are also important.

For example, not every official is a good person.

Zhao Xin also asked them to share their opinions on the officials they sent.

But it was obvious that they were all very reserved.

Zhao Xin also told them not to worry about anything and just say it directly, whether it was good or not.

At the same time, explain your intentions.

Since we are all part of China, no matter which tribe or ethnic group you belong to, we must live in harmony.

Everything should be discussed beforehand, and violence should be avoided as much as possible.

in fact……

They have been living a decent life these years.

At least……

Zhao Xin did not prohibit people from trading with them.

Even the scale and quantity of this trade are actually increasing year by year.

Therefore, they are basically quite satisfied with their current life.

Zhao Xin also provided them with another way out.

For example…

You have too few supplies.

If you can’t offer much to exchange with the Song Dynasty, then you can export your labor force, which is also an option.

For example, in Southeast Asia, there are many places that can be reclaimed.

If they are interested, Zhao Xin can find a boat to take them there.

As for the reward, it is the same price as the people of the Song Dynasty for reclaiming wasteland.

(End of this chapter)