I studied in modern times

Chapter 558 Believe in the wisdom of future generations
Calculating in his heart, Zhao Xu still maintained a polite smile on the surface, while also observing Gao Taiming's expression.

I noticed that Gao Taiming was also looking up, as if he wanted to observe him.

Zhao Xu laughed immediately.

Because it's futile.

However, Gao Taiming's behavior also awakened Zhao Xu.

"The Gao family is a powerful minister, and what powerful ministers want is naturally simple."

"legality!"

Later, the shoguns in Japan were also chasing this thing.

So, in today’s contemporary world, who can provide persuasive legitimacy?

The answer is - China!
The power established by the Han and Tang Dynasties and the legacy left behind are inexhaustible, and can even be said to be inexhaustible!
The most typical ones are the chieftains and powerful men in northern Cochin.

But now, Gao Taiming's mission no longer needs to pass through Guizhou.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu smiled even brighter.

So, the best way is to cover this thing tightly.

In Zhao Xu's view, this was just making things up and changing the subject.

This road needs to go south from Hengzhou to Guizhou, then from Guizhou to Binzhou and finally to Yongzhou, and then take the Temo Road from Hengshanzhai in Yongzhou into Dali.

An almost inexhaustible treasure!

Why were they willing to lead the way, send troops, and even bring their own rations to help the Song army fight Jiaozhi when the Song Dynasty hooked its fingers and promised feudalism and hereditary succession?

This road has gradually become prosperous due to the tea and horse trade.

In the past, the Central Plains army in the south wanted to go south into Guangxi and conquer Jiaozhou, Dali and other places.

Therefore, if the Gao family wanted to do something, would they want to be canonized and recognized by the Song Dynasty?

He praised calmly: "Three generations of Qing's family have been loyal and good."

New trade routes have been opened up, that's all.

Especially Zhao Xu knew that the Gao family was a powerful official, a figure like Cao Cao and Sima Yi in Dali.

A new road was opened up.

These are the legacies left by the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Don't give to others easily. It's better to hang them up so that they can't get up or down, so that they can see but not eat.

Those noble ladies in Japan would even take boats all the way to the coast of the Song Dynasty and borrow some seeds of noble surnames back.

In this way, through repeated exchanges, you can figure out the other party's bottom line, thereby maximizing your own interests.

Everyone accepts this!

"Which path did you take when you entered the court this time?"

The key is that Song Ting has now opened an unprecedented fast lane to the south.

And this road has been like this since ancient times: Lin Qing went to deliver a barbarian in a dangerous and deep realm, re-translating all the words, and it took a hundred days to get through!
But now, with Song Ting occupying the entire north of Jiaozhou.

Even the Korean side is average!
Wang's Goryeo, although it once cut off tribute from the Song Dynasty.

It goes down the river from Liuzhou, passing through Rongzhou, Yuanzhou, and Shaozhou directly to Chenzhou in the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River. From here, it directly crosses Dongting Lake and enters the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Gao Taiming led his delegation to North Korea this time and took this new southbound expressway.

The serfs below may be young or strong.

So the question is, will Dali, a country founded by the descendants of Nanzhao, recognize the legitimacy and legal system represented by the Song Dynasty?

But as long as there is an opportunity, they will take the initiative to join in.

So, Zhao Xu knew what he should do.

This is also a treasure that the Liao Kingdom dreams of obtaining.

"Are there any dangers on the road?"

There is an extremely difficult and long road to walk.

In the modern life of studying abroad, one of the most valuable things Zhao Xu learned is: if you have something and are willing to sell it, and others want it very much.

After all, Song Ting is thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to transport food, grass, soldiers and horses.

There is nothing more than taking an extremely difficult and dangerous road: the special grinding road.

This means starting from Qiyuanzhou in Jiaozhou, then turning northeast, crossing the Red River, and entering Luodian (now Anshun, Guizhou Province). From here you can go directly to Dali.

Then, he stopped talking about this matter, and instead began to change the subject and start a family conversation with Gao Taiming.

In the same way, there are also forces such as the Five Surnames and Fans in the Southwest.

After passing Pennsylvania, they took a new and unprecedented road.

But to Gao Taiming's ears, this was a naked threat!
why?
Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, people have wanted to travel from the Central Plains to the core area of ​​the current Dali Kingdom.

Because in their bones and subconsciously, these people feel that being canonized and recognized by China will not only honor their ancestors, but also be the simplest and most practical way to stabilize their rule.

Not only does it not require a detour of hundreds of miles, it is also easier to walk.

There are many rivers along the way and water transportation is convenient.

What alarmed Gao Taiming the most was that this brand new road was only opened more than ten years ago.

It is said that the person who opened this road was Zhang Dun, the ruler of the Song Dynasty who led the southern expedition to Jiaozhi.

In just over ten years, Song Ting built walled cities, inns, horse shops, and even state cities on this road from scratch!

Why can't others see it?

Gao Taiming was frightened when he saw it.

A new fast lane going south, plus a new trade route into Dali.

The little emperor of Song Ting came to ask him specifically - which way are you taking? Is it okay to leave? any questions?
what is this?
Threat!

A naked threat!

What can Gao Taiming do? He could only show a smile that was uglier than crying: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the foreign ministers have been cared for by the officials along the way!"

"I also visited the Confucius Temple, visited the state schools, and worshiped the Buddha for the leaders of Shangguo Rongzhou and Dingzhou Zhizhou..."

As he spoke, Gao Taiming closed his eyes and recalled what he had seen along the way.

He led an envoy on this mission. After passing Liuzhou, the enthusiasm of the local government officials who passed through Liuzhou suddenly surged.

In Rongzhou and Dingzhou, the local magistrates even enthusiastically took him to visit and admire the local Confucius Temple and Zhouxue. After hearing that Dali worshiped Buddhism, he even took him to the most popular local temple to offer incense!
He even asked him: How is our culture and education?
At that time, Gao Taiming was already a little afraid.

It has only been more than ten years since you established states and counties in these places, and it has been even less time to set up officials and households to integrate the people.

Now you come to me and ask me: How about our culture and education?
What do you mean?
Tell me, your knives are very powerful?

Ask me if I'm afraid?
Ha ha!

Gao Taiming had already seen through all this, so he was very polite all the way.

Especially when he knew that more than ten years ago, Song Ting tried to open up this road.

The important minister named Zhang Dun once slaughtered people in these places while being gentle at the same time.

A river he once killed was blocked and cut off by corpses, and even frightened a local magistrate, who was so frightened that he complained to Song Ting - quickly transfer this lunatic, if the killing continues, everyone will be killed!

Gao Taiming was more polite.

no way!
Their knives are indeed very powerful!

Moreover, as just demonstrated once - Jiaozhi is also a powerful country, no weaker than Dali.

However, he was beaten by Song Bing and was unable to fight back.

But Gao Taiming wouldn't know.

The actions of the civil servants he saw along the way were just too eager to make progress!
Most of the officials in these places are selected.

Moreover, because it is located in a remote area and has a sparse population, there are basically only cultural and educational achievements to be made.

But the problem is that they have worked hard to establish state schools and promote culture and education, but the people above them don’t know!
The appearance of Gao Taiming was like rain from heaven to these people.

Can't you catch him?

I just hope that I can shock this Dali envoy, and then let my name go straight to heaven.

And Zhao Xu was simply making things up, changing the subject so that PUA could be convenient.

But the problem is that Gao Taiming has a ghost in his heart. Everything he looks at feels like someone is harming him, so he is inevitably suspicious.

And Zhao Xu's words and attitude made his inner anxiety even more serious. Zhao Xu listened and became somewhat interested in the development of the Song Dynasty's cultural and educational undertakings in Hunan, so he asked: "In your opinion, what is the literary style of Rongzhou, Dingzhou and other places like?"

Gao Taiming recalled the state studies he had seen.

Although there seemed to be only a hundred or so students.

But the sound of reading loudly seems to be echoing in his ears so far, and now he is eager to show his respect to the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, and hurriedly bows to him: "Your Majesty, the emperor, in the opinion of foreign ministers, Rongzhou, Dingzhou, etc. The academic style of Dizhou is at its peak, and the teachings of saints are abundant in it!”

Zhao Xu listened and nodded with satisfaction, feeling that he was proud of himself.

It just so happened that he lacked an excuse to reward Wang Zishao, an obedient minister. Wang Zishao happened to be in the palace today, so he planned to give him a chance to show off. He looked in the direction of Wang Zishao and asked: "Ministry of Staff, the governor of Rongzhou, Who are the governors of Dingzhou?”

Hearing this, Wang Zishao quickly came out of the queue with fluorine and said, "Your Majesty, I am telling you that the current magistrate of Rongzhou is Zhang Min, who is a Jinshi of Zhiping, and the magistrate of Dingzhou is Wang Huan, and then the magistrate of Xining..."

"How is my officer doing?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Wang Zishao replied: "Your Majesty, Zhang Min is the judge of Luoyang, and Wang Huan is the judge of Tianfu."

Zhao Xu nodded, understanding, they are all elected magistrates.

The seventh level and fourth level of selection in the Song Dynasty were developed from the state and county officials from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties.

The officers of these people, except for the lowest judge Bo Wei, are all from the eighth rank.

But the status among the eight grades is different.

Among them, the highest status is the so-called Liang Envoy Official, and the Liang Envoy Official is divided into three different levels.

The first level is the three capitals, the government magistrate, the left-behind magistrate, and the Jiedu observation magistrate.

These two magistrates belong to this sequence.

It’s like choosing someone to climb to the top!

Generally speaking, the first armor of a Jinshi in each subject is the salary official of this level.

For those officials who ranked lower in the imperial examination, they had to climb to the position of those who ranked first.

Sometimes it can be a lifetime!
Fan Zhongyan was the 79th Jinshi in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, and the first one he was awarded was Judge Bo Wei, who was at the bottom of the selection process.

It took him a full ten years to climb from Judge Bo Wei to the pinnacle of selection.

Fan Zhongyan still needs ten years!
You can imagine the others!

Zhao Xu then asked: "How come I haven't seen these two ministers change their official status?"

Wang Zishao replied: "Your Majesty, these two ministers have not yet joined forces."

To select someone to change the official position, you need to collect five letters of recommendation from the leader.

The letters of recommendation from the five candidates together look like the spire of a pagoda, which is commonly known as the top of the pagoda.

At the same time, this also means that the process is as arduous as a craftsman building a tower!
Zhao Xu listened and said, "Then let's issue a special order."

"Zhang Min, the governor of Rongzhou, and Wang Huan, the governor of Dingzhou, devote themselves to culture and education. I am very happy, and I specially exempt one person from the title."

"Promise!" Wang Zishao took the order and said, "I will obey the order."

It is difficult to choose the best person, and it is difficult to choose the leader.

Therefore, the state has introduced many policies to help these people.

With good political performance, the number of candidates can be reduced.

If the court's KPIs are completed well, the number of officials can also be reduced.

If the emperor is happy, he can reduce the number of hosts.

But there is one thing that cannot be avoided, that is, no matter how much the reduction is made, there must be a chief and deputy envoy for transportation, Changping, and punishment.

Of course, it would be best if you could find someone to recommend or even be recommended by the boss.

Gao Taiming watched all this from the side, with countless thoughts in his mind.

Ultimately it all comes down to the same voice: “I knew it!”

"Song Ting has been targeting me since I entered the country."

Many details were also remembered by him.

Not only on the road, but also after entering Beijing, especially when you have just queued up for the pilgrimage.

He discovered at that time that the official in charge of Song Ting's Rites Department looked at him wrong.

Curiosity, doubt, thinking...

At the same time, he also thought about what was waiting outside the palace.

"The tribute envoys in front of me only went into the temple to pay a few bows and then left."

Those who entered the palace before him were the Khotan envoys and chieftains such as Nannan Long, Luo, Shi, Zhang and Fang.

He was not very familiar with Khotan.

But he is familiar with those five toasts!

Especially the Long family and the Luo family are local snakes on the special road.

But these people were obviously closer to Song Ting and had a closer relationship with Song Ting, but they all just paid their respects and left without even saying a word.

When it was his turn, he was approached to talk.

Isn't this irrefutable evidence of premeditation?
The monarchs and ministers of Song Ting were still acting in front of him!

Ha ha!

At this time, Zhao Xu turned around and looked at Gao Taiming, who seemed to be dumbfounded in the palace, and said with some embarrassment: "I've kept Gao Qing waiting for a long time."

"Don't dare!"

"It is not convenient for us to talk today. I will host a banquet in person for Gao Qing in the back garden of the palace another day." Zhao Xu said with a smile: "At that time, I will have a good talk with Ai Qing!"

In Dali Kingdom, Zhao Xu is not free now, nor does he have the time or energy to take care of it.

You know, even Huguang has not been developed yet!

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huguang was well-established and the world had sufficient material foundation, but it simply did not have it.

Therefore, mountainous areas like Guizhou and Yunnan are really beyond our reach.

But it doesn't matter, first make a good relationship and leave an opening.

What if it comes in handy in the future?
In addition, although Guizhou and Yunnan have no way to control it for the time being.

However, we can start from the economic, trade and cultural fields.

Zhao Xu believes that the dividends of free trade will surely impress the Gao family.

In addition, Dali worshiped Buddhism, and the Song Dynasty had many eminent monks.

There are even eminent monks from the West!
After Zhao Xu has packed up the great monks in Bianjing City, he can send several eminent monks to Dali to spread the Dharma.

At the same time, Dali can also be allowed to select eminent monks to come to the Song Dynasty for friendly exchanges.

Besides……

Zhao Xu also wanted to encourage Dali.

Aren’t you the overlords of the Southwest?
Don’t you and Bagan have a feud?

Stop fighting in the nest, hurry up and go south to find Bagan to fight for Myanmar!
After the Dali Kingdom captured Bagan and opened up the Indian Ocean channel.

When Zhao Xu frees up his hands in the future, he can look towards the Dadu River and learn from Yang Jian - I am the lord of the world and the parents of the people. How can I not save them just because I am carrying water?

Send troops and cross the river!
What jade ax split the Dadu River?
Did Taizong ever do such a thing?

How come I don't know?
Of course, that is just a last resort. The best way is to strengthen ties and exchanges through economic, trade and culture.

Then use other means to promote Dali's internal attachment.

Powers can be appropriately transferred, some privileges can be granted, and hereditary succession can be allowed.

Even just asking it to recognize the rule of the Song Dynasty is enough.

Zhao Xu had already figured it out.

The chieftain system is a system with its own vitality.

His existence is justified.

In this era, there is indeed no technical condition to achieve control over these remote areas.

So, put it into your own bowl first.

Believe in the wisdom of future generations!

(End of this chapter)