Lord Moyu was forced to open

That night, Wang Cezhi wrote a letter and asked someone to send the letter back to Bianjing as quickly as possible.

When Zhao Jun received the news, it was already two days later. Seeing Wang Cezhi describing the purpose of Paul and his party in the letter, Zhao Jun couldn't help but touch his chin and ponder.

I originally thought that in a different world, there would not necessarily be Westerners in this world, but now it seems that not only are Westerners there, but their technological revolution is also much faster than that of Westerners in previous lives.

The Song Dynasty was still in the feudal era, but Westerners had already entered the Age of Discovery.

Countries have begun to expand colonies everywhere, and even Great Britain, which claims to be one of the top powers in Europe, has come to the borders of the Song Dynasty.

From the information revealed in their words, it can be seen that their firearms are not developing slowly. The emergence of matchlock guns shows that the other party's firearms are at least as good as the 17th century in the previous life. Fortunately, our place has entered the era of Suifa guns. Otherwise, It is true that we may not be able to crush Westerners at this time in technology.

Moreover, at this time, the Song Dynasty was fully under its own control, and with a certain level of advanced technology, it was able to use much more powerful national power than the scattered countries in the West to continuously improve the Song Dynasty's military. strength.

More importantly, there seems to be no steam engine in the West today, which shows that their first industrial revolution has not yet appeared, and the Song Dynasty was already far ahead in this regard.

It can't be seen from inside the pass, but the railways in Yunzhou County have been laid, and steam locomotives are transporting large amounts of materials on the railways day and night. The Song Dynasty even used steam engines to build armored battleships, which allowed the Song Dynasty to Song was far ahead in sea-going ships.

In general, compared to the West at this time, the Song Dynasty was still in a leading position in all aspects!

If that's the case, then why do you have to stay in the same place with Da Song when others are already colonizing everywhere!
You have to go out too!
We must also expand more territory for the descendants of the Song Dynasty!
At this moment, Zhao Jun's ambition to expand overseas was burning!

"Wang Banban!"

"The slave is here!"

Zhao Jun stood up abruptly and asked: "How far is the process of clearing the land in China now?"

Wang Huai'en thought for a while and said immediately: "Back to Your Majesty, now the process has come to an end in various places, and the Qingzhang nationwide will be completed by the end of this month."

Zhao Jun nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Well, you can immediately summon all the six ministers to Jiying Hall for discussion! I have something to say!"

"promise!"

Soon, the news that His Majesty had summoned the six ministers to discuss matters spread. The six ministers hurriedly put down what they were doing and quickly came to the Jiying Hall.

When the six ministers arrived, before Zhao Jun had time, Jiang He came first, followed by Cui Wen.

As soon as Cui Wen arrived, he saw Jiang He and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Jiang Shangshu, do you know why His Majesty called us here in such a hurry?"

Jiang He was also confused. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Like Cui Shangshu, I was just handling official business in the squad room. I don't know why His Majesty summoned me. I came over as soon as I received the news."

Seeing that he didn't know, Cui Wen was a little disappointed, so he planned to wait for others to arrive before asking others if they knew the situation.

However, when the other four people arrived and asked, they discovered that no one knew why they were suddenly summoned.

Just when everyone was looking at each other, with Wang Huaien's loud shout, Zhao Jun finally arrived belatedly.

After everyone greeted them, Zhao Jun took the lead and said before they could speak:
"I just received the news from Wang Cezhi from Jianjiang."

The six ministers frowned. The minister of rites knew what Wang Cezhi was going to Jianjiang for, so he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with those red-haired men?"

Zhao Jun shook his head and looked around the six people before saying, "No, it was Wang Cezhi who told me the origins of those red-haired fans."

As he spoke, Zhao Jun briefly told the six people about the general situation of Europa.

After listening to Zhao Jun's story, Cui Wendang touched his snow-white beard and sighed: "I didn't expect that there is a continent beyond the sea. No wonder I haven't seen those red-haired fans before. Only in these years have I seen them." Appeared suddenly. The world is really full of wonders!”

The others were also surprised by the appearance of Europa and Red Haired Fan.

While they were feeling emotional, Zhao Jun said: "My dear friends, is it possible that you won't be tempted?"

"Tempted?"

A question mark popped up on everyone's head.

Cui Wen even asked with confusion on his face: "What does your Majesty mean by this?"

Zhao Jun's face was full of hatred and he said: "I heard them say that their land in Great Britain is only the size of our county, and their population is less than five million. However, after the great voyage began, they have occupied more than their territory overseas. The new land was five times as large as the national territory, and countless wealth was plundered from these new lands, which made their country rich in an instant.

And this is not just the case with Great Britain, all the other countries in Europe that participated in the Great Navigation all made a lot of money! My dear friends, are you not tempted? Don’t you want me, Da Song, to get involved and share this big cake together? "

Zhao Jun thought that after he said this, these six ministers would nod their heads with greedy faces to support his idea.

But what surprised Zhao Jun was that after he finished speaking, the venue became strangely quiet.

When Zhao Jun was confused, Jiang He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the small country of Zu'er does not have a large territory. It can really make it rich quickly by randomly finding a few larger islands to occupy.

Of course, our country, the Song Dynasty, already occupies the most fertile land in the world. In recent years, we have worked hard to govern it under the leadership of Your Majesty. We just captured the Japanese country not long ago. There is really no need to go to war for some small territory. .

Perhaps the gains gained from going to war are not as great as the expenditure we incurred by sending troops.

Your Majesty, Great Britain occupies so much territory overseas. Doesn’t it still ask the Song Dynasty to do business with us?

This shows what? It shows that the land occupied by those small countries is probably not as big as imagined. Otherwise, why would they be so eager to trade with me, the Song Dynasty? Even their queen did it herself in order to earn some money from my country, the Song Dynasty. This kind of businessman behavior is enough to show that those red-haired fans are not as rich as we think, and we don't need to imitate them. "

As soon as Jiang He finished speaking, Cui Wen immediately said with a finishing blow:
"Your Majesty, we have just completed the land clearing. Although there are more places in the country where taxes can be collected, the clearing of land has consumed a lot of money in the national treasury. Now the national treasury only has about three million in silver. It is really difficult at this time. It’s not appropriate to go into a big fight.”

Several ministers came out in turn, with only one final purpose, and that was to persuade Zhao Jun not to go to sea.

To put it bluntly, from the perspective of today's Liubu, the Song Dynasty has already occupied a very good position. There will be no better position than the Song Dynasty outside. There is no need for the Song Dynasty to invest in places that seem to have little benefit. A lot of manpower and material resources.

As long as you manage your own one-third of an acre of land, it is enough. The Song Dynasty is the center of the world and is already the richest country in the world.

Otherwise, why would Hongmaofan want to do business with us?
Listening to their proud words, Zhao Jun suddenly realized that it was not the landlords, gentry or Japanese pirates who really blocked the Song people from expanding outward.

It's the pride hidden deep in the bones of Song people. They are confident that the Song Dynasty is the best place in the world.

Therefore, they look down on other places and think that it is a waste of time to expand overseas.

It’s the same in grasslands, deserts, and even overseas!

This is the prejudice that really hinders the development of the Song Dynasty!

Only if everyone changes this idea can the Song Dynasty truly participate in the era of great navigation!
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(End of this chapter)