A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

What should a country pay attention to?

This question depends on the people in power.

The kings and prime ministers of the Song Dynasty were all eyeing the north, especially the Liao people, who were a serious problem.

As for the south, it is currently the wealth supply base of the Song Dynasty.

The supply of wealth mainly depends on land. The profits from sea trade are considerable, but the base is not large, so it is naturally impossible for the emperor and important ministers to take it seriously.

Shen An was thinking, Bao Zheng was at work, and the room on duty was very quiet.

"somebody is coming."

Bao Zheng raised his head and said, "Go ahead."

Shen An smiled and said, "Can you help me?"

Those people were watching Bao Zheng. Seeing that it was almost noon, Bao Zheng was still as steady as a mountain, so they became afraid.

Bao Zheng shook his head, his eyes gradually becoming colder.

The number one troll in the Song Dynasty is about to go online.

There were about thirty people outside. When Shen An opened the door and went out, they all bowed, "Mr. Bao... eh, is it Shen An?"

Shen An laughed and said, "Mr. Bao is inside."

He had only walked more than ten steps when he heard someone crying behind him: "Mr. Bao, I thought it was small money at that time..."

Nonsense!

What is small money?

Taking money to say good things for the shipping company, is this called small money?

This is called bribery.

Bao Zheng's intimidation is very strong!

Shen An was in a good mood and felt that if Bao Zheng lived for another ten years, he would be hated by many people.

Then he went into the palace to ask for an audience.

"Sailor?"

Zhao Zhen felt that this proposal was a bit fanciful.

Han Qi said: "There is a lot of commotion over Jinmingchi every year. Young people love the excitement, so just go and see it."

Shen An glanced at him and thought, do you think I'm here to play?

"This matter involves maritime trade."

Shen An began to tell his plan: "The maritime trade of the Song Dynasty is currently monopolized by the big food merchants. Every year, the shipping company can earn 700,000 yuan, but how much can the big food merchants earn?"

He held out two fingers: "At least two million strings."

hiss……

There was a gasping sound in the hall, which made Shen An, who was afraid of snakes, shrink his neck, thinking that he had arrived at a snake cave.

"Two million strings?"

Han Qi's eyes were shining, Zeng Gongliang was gearing up, and Ouyang Xiu tried his best to keep his eyes open, trying to see if Shen An was lying.

And Zhao Zhen was already confused.

"There are so many?"

Two million strings!

How big a fortune is this?

With this wealth, the Chanyuan Alliance is nothing. If I have money, I can't beat you in a fight, but I can beat you to death with money!

This kind of rich man's style is so endearing that even Zhao Zhen is not immune to it.

"But really?"

"If there is any falsehood... then it is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor."

"..."

Even Chen Zhongheng thought this was too fantastic.

Shen An nodded, "The Song Dynasty makes money from production, but the merchants are cannibals. A piece of goods...for example, we sell one piece, and after the cannibals take it, they can sell it for three or even three pieces. Five passes.”

Big guys, are you excited about this huge fortune?

Zhao Zhen breathed heavily for a moment and said: "No one has ever calculated how much money cannibals can earn in the past. At that time, food merchants lived in the Song Dynasty and donated a lot... I didn't expect it!"

Han Qi said: "At that time, I thought they were generous and a little embarrassed."

"That's protection money."

Shen An felt that he needed to teach these monarchs and ministers some extra lessons: "The Great Cannibal's hometown was devastated by war, and it is no longer that powerful empire. And the Song Dynasty is rich and stable... chaos and prosperity, they will naturally choose to live in the Song Dynasty Settle. It’s just that they are settled...Your Majesty...settled."

Zeng Gongliang said coldly: "Living together is like living as a guest, but with caution."

Isn't it? Not only are they on guard, these big cannibals will become more and more proud in the future, and finally turn against the guests, giving the Song Dynasty the final blow.

Ouyang Xiu thought for a while, "The cost of revitalizing the navy..."

"Sea trade can make money back!"

The current financial situation of the Song Dynasty is not optimistic, but it was all made by itself.

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment, "Can the Great Song Dynasty compete with the Great Cannibal?"

"There is no chart." Han Qi questioned: "Will those big cannibals give us the chart?"

"Won't."

The nautical charts of this era are priceless treasures, and no one will teach them to them.

Shen An said with a grim smile: "If they don't give it to us, what can we do? Threats and inducements... The Imperial City Division is very familiar with these people, and they can just bribe a few big cannibals."

Zeng Gongliang said longingly: "At that time, the goods of the Song Dynasty will travel overseas smoothly, sailing out with full loads, and returning with full loads..."

That day must have been extremely beautiful, and all the kings and ministers in the palace were looking forward to it.

"That will create a new enemy."

Han Qi's words made Zhao Zhen have some doubts: "How strong is the Great Cannibal? If the Great Song Dynasty robs their jobs, will they raise an army?"

The current situation of the Song Dynasty does not allow enemies to appear in the south. Regardless of whether it was Nong Zhigao or the Jiaozhi people, the Song Dynasty was overwhelmed and unable to take care of the north.

This situation is dangerous!

Therefore, we must first evaluate the strength of the cannibal.

Shen An didn't think about it at all, and said: "The Song Dynasty is rich and prosperous. If they were strong, they would have crossed the sea long ago. So I thought that this was the case for the cannibals."

"This is a guess!"

Han Qi is always worried that he will attract another big enemy: "The Liao people! They are watching the Song Dynasty from the side, eager to take a bite, so be careful."

Shen An explained: "If Dashi is a strong country, wealthy businessmen will not be allowed to move overseas. But in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and even Hangzhou, there are Dashi people who have settled. Guangzhou and Quanzhou are the most populous, and they are both in Chengfang City. And those big people Cannibalism makes you rich..."

If he had to consider the impact, Shen An would have sent the Mangshan Army to loot those merchants.

He looked at Han Qi: "May I ask Prime Minister Han, is it okay if a large number of wealthy merchants from the Song Dynasty settle overseas?"

Han Qi's eyes flashed fiercely, "Then you deserve to die!"

Da Song is short of money! If someone makes money and runs overseas, Madan, why not die?

Zhao Zhen coughed dryly, "So... let Bao Zheng come and ask where the money came from."

Bao Zheng came later and became excited when he heard this question.

"Your Majesty, if you can make a profit..."

As the third envoy, he was in control of the entire Song Dynasty's finances and knew the current situation well.

But Da Song currently has no money!

But he still gritted his teeth and said: "As long as I can make money back, I will find a way."

This is the greatest support.

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "In that case, I remember that there is a cannibal in the capital..."

He looked at Shen An and said, "I want to know the cannibal's ambition."

This is a cautious emperor. In his eyes, Da Song is just a little chicken that needs careful care.

Shen An nodded slightly, indicating that he understood the spirit.

When he went out later, he found Wang Tiande directly.

"A giant cannibal?"

Wang Tiande said: "Yes, I know a few of them."

"Please come."

Later in the evening, Shen An hosted a banquet for two big food businessmen in Anxiang's backyard.

"I've seen the imperial edict."

When the two big food merchants saw Shen An, their eyes lit up and they wanted to worship him.

What kind of look is this?

Shen An was puzzled, and after eating for a while, he pretended to be casual and asked: "How is Dashi Kingdom doing now?"

The two businessmen looked at each other, and one of them said: "Our country is at its peak of national power, spanning all over the world and invincible in the world."

Shen An nodded slightly and then stopped talking.

After eating later, Shen An said calmly: "If the country's power was at its peak, then we shouldn't come to the Song Dynasty to do business."

This is the threat of Chi Guoguo!

"News about a certain big meal."

Shen An said it very calmly.

Two Persians encountered an unreasonable disaster, and one of them said: "This is not something we can talk about."

"Pull out!"

Shen An pointed at this man and said solemnly: "There is a shortage of labor in Qiongzhou, so send them to farm."

Just as the big eater was about to scream, Chen Luo blocked his mouth with something and dragged him out.

The remaining big cannibal was trembling, and Shen An said calmly: "There are many big cannibals in Bianliang, and there is no shortage of you two."

The big eater raised his head and glanced at him. Seeing his calm expression, he felt afraid.

The more ferocious the appearance, the greater the possibility that the person will be violent but internally ruthless.

As the saying goes, a biting dog never barks, and those truly fierce people will not make a fierce expression at all.

This can also be described as making up for what is missing. I feel that I am weak, so I need to pretend to be fierce to scare people and make everyone feel that I am cruel enough.

"Dashi... A few years ago, a group of fierce people came and beat them everywhere. The beatings made us scared, so we would rather settle in Da Song..."

Good news!

Shen An was overjoyed and asked, "Where did those people come from?"

"East, but their cavalry is very powerful."

very powerful?

Shen An thought of that place in Central Asia.

"They just captured our capital and are now standing side by side with our country."

That area is very tangled. The junction of east and west seems to be a place of four wars.

Fight, preferably for decades.

Shen An felt that the time was right, so he asked again: "Do you know the channel?"

The big eater shook his head almost immediately, "I don't know, I really don't know."

"Really don't know?"

The big eater shook his head, cursed and swore that he only said he didn't know.

Then Shen An went to find the prime ministers and assistants.

"There is an invasion of foreign enemies over there in Dashi. Now the two sides have temporarily suspended their troops, but there is no telling when they will fight again, so there is nothing to fear in Dashi."

Han Qi stroked his beard and frowned, and his fat and white face became more ruthless: "If that's the case... then give it a try?"

This attitude is very bad and seems a bit guilty.

But the Song Dynasty was just like this to the outside world. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net was afraid of whoever it encountered.

However, after defeating the Jiaozhi and Xixia people, the ministers finally regained some confidence, otherwise Han Qi would have directly denied it just now.

The consequence of repeated defeats is that you have no confidence at all. When encountering foreign affairs, you just want to escape and use money to solve the problem.

This kind of mentality is not weird, but Shen An can't bear it.

That's why he took the risk of using gunpowder in Fuzhou, and he succeeded with one explosion, shocking the northwest of Beijing.

Then in Jiaozhi, the Jiaozhi people ambush all their troops, but were defeated by the Song Dynasty. The Jingguan towered in the southwest, and the Jiaozhi people were shocked.

Again, in Xiongzhou, the Mangshan Army destroyed 500 elite troops of the Liao Army overnight, which made the Liao people fearful.

These achievements are really boosting the confidence of Song Dynasty. Otherwise, today's proposal would not be approved at all.

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The third update is here, good night!