Zhao Ji interrupted Zhao Xing and asked: "Taiwei, horses are used to ride. It is possible to tame them with a whip. But why use an iron hammer? This hammer hits the horse's head. Can the horse still ride? If the horse dies, it will be tamed, but what's the use?"

The little emperor is not stupid. Zhao Xing remembers the collection of poems that modern times once promoted Wu Zetian's horse taming, but he did not explain what the relationship between dead horses and "taming".

Zhao Xing laughed: "This story does not require people to tame horses with hammers, but rather warns people to give up and make decisions."

The little emperor was silent for a moment and replied dissatisfiedly: "I just can't bear to leave!"

Zhao Xing nodded: "Since I can't bear to give up, I will spoil her. Good wine and food, and clean clothes and food to destroy her will. It is also a kind of skill."

This proposal is very suitable for the little emperor's appetite. He nodded with satisfaction, and then asked in surprise: "I think the Taiwei Master is not as pampered as he calls me around, but the Shishi Girl is willing to... Why did I pay so much care that I can make the Shishi Girl say coldly, but the Taiwei Master can get the Shishi Girl's eyes."

Zhao Xing was up and replied meaningfully: "This is because I have no desire for gain and loss. I am lucky to get it, but I cannot get my life. With this attitude, I have no desires and no desires, and my heart is selfless and broad in the world. This is what it means."

Zhao Ji's face calmed down, and he nodded: "I have been busy with government affairs these days, but I have not summoned the Taiwei, nor have I dealt with the Taiwei's future whereabouts, but the Taiwei is leisurely wandering, and it turns out that he has no desire to gain or lose."

At this moment, the sound of Li Shishi's pipa had come to an end, and the music had weakened, unable to cover up the conversation. Gao Qiu quickly interrupted and concealed: "Of course, in terms of wealth, who can compare to Zhao Liren in the Song Dynasty? Even if the Taiwei Lord did not become an official, the money he earned would be enough for his lifetime, so the Taiwei Lord was selfless and broad-minded."

When Li Shishi talked about the pipa, her ears were very high. However, the restaurants in the Song Dynasty were really noisy. She sat on the performance stage of the restaurant again. Zhao Xing and the little emperor lowered their voices. Li Shishi worked very hard and only heard a few vague words in the fragments. At this time, she stroked her fingers and drew a final sound on the pipa, then put down the pipa, and interrupted, "Mr. Gao said it is reasonable. I heard that the capital and Shengxuan were opened by the Zhao family, and the Fenglong store silver cabinet was also opened by Lord Zhao. In addition, there is also a jewelry store. The seven industries of Lord Zhao's seven families account for 80% of the business in the capital, but Lord Zhao was very stingy. The gift he sent today was exactly the same as the place he sent by Lord Zhao Yi, which was unreasonable."

Li Shishi's words made the little emperor feel excited. He clapped his hands and stirred up the flames: "That's right, the second-rank high-rank official of the Taiwei. How can I equate with me, a businessman, and add another gift. Hurry up, add a gift to Miss Shishi."

Zhao Xing rolled his eyes secretly, "You Zhao Ji is a businessman and manages the world." You only give gifts to Li Shishi, but I want to give tens of them. Can this be compared?"

After a moment of stopping, Zhao Xing secretly praised himself again. Li Shishi is worthy of being the leader of the capital. Her ability to observe words and expressions must be because she had just discovered the dissatisfaction on the face of the little emperor, so she compliments the little emperor in disguise for the generous meeting.

Zhao Xing didn't know that Li Shishi, the iceberg beauty, rarely helped others to smooth things out. In her opinion, it was her unfair business whether others were embarrassed or not. It was Li Shishi's coldness and arrogance that left a deep impression on the little emperor. If Li Shishi's sisters were here at this time, seeing Li Shishi's willingness to cover up for others, they would probably have all their eyes dropped all over the floor.

The little emperor went proudly, but he didn't hear Li Shishi's tricks. Gao Qiu noticed it. He stared at Zhao Xing with reproach and shook his head gently. Zhao Xing saw Gao Qiu's hint in his eyes, and made a reluctant look, saying, "No, the ten best in the capital, Guan Miaomiao, Zhan Qinqin and I are old acquaintances. Their gifts are not special yet. I am afraid that the officials will not be able to satisfy the Shishi girl."

Li Shishi looked angry and glared at Zhao Xing with anger, stroked the strings of the piano with his ten fingers, and played Su Shi's song "The River Going East".

The little emperor was playing the beat, and as Li Shishi chanted in a low voice, "When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky with wine..." and sang the words "With a thousand miles apart", the little emperor stopped singing and sighed: "I don't understand, how can such a good sentence be destroyed? Have they lived all the time?"

Zhao Xing nodded: "Artistic charm is like a seed. It will sprout when it falls on the moist soil. Even if a huge rock is pressed on it, it can still emerge and smile in the sunshine. At this time, it is embarrassing as a huge rock. Zhang Dun should not place himself in the position of the huge rock. Taking him as a lesson for the past, our descendants should know that we should never be a huge rock that suppresses speech. If it is a seed, it should be allowed to bloom. The people will evaluate whether it is a flower or a poisonous weed."

After a pause, Zhao Xing continued: "Zhang Dun suppressed his remarks and became a clown in history. We cannot learn from Zhang Dun. Therefore, although Zhang Dun is proven to be wrong now, we should not suppress his former remarks. On the contrary, we should keep the memorials of other people with gentleman demeanor, so that the people of the world can see them-the pure will be clear, and the turbid will be clear."

Zhao Ji squinted his eyes and asked: "What the Taiwei means is that some new party should be preserved in the court?"

Zhao Xing nodded slightly. Zhao Ji immediately asked again: "So, how should the Taiwei deal with himself? Do you plan to live in the center of the court or to take charge of the place?"

Zhao Xing pointed to the south and replied with an excited expression: "Guangnan, I want to go back to Guangnan. The situation in the South China Sea is not very good. The entire South China Sea has opened its mind to the Great Song Dynasty. This is an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years. It can even be said that since the history of China, there has not been such a good opportunity for three thousand years. The predecessors have conquered the South China Sea with our civilization. In recent years, I have begun to expand the influence of the Great Song Dynasty - the fruits are ripe, and I am waiting for picking. If I missed this opportunity, we will never have a second chance. In the future, perhaps we will only have the opportunity to regret in the next thousand years.

This work should be done by me. I have arranged it. I will pick this ripe fruit for the Song Dynasty, so that China can enjoy the gifts of the entire Southeast Asian region, and make my Song Dynasty richer and stronger as a result - this is the mission given to me by the gods, and I deserve it!"

Zhao Xing's words made Li Shishi's eyes lit up, and at the same time, Zhao Ji's eyes were full of joy. After a moment, Zhao Ji said anxiously: "Taiwei, you have not been to court today. A man from Ma Yi presented a map and household registration book and asked to be attached. The ministers could not argue. If the Taiwei was in court, what should we do?"

Zhao Xing clapped: "I think the place where the ministers were exiled should be changed. Ma Yi is not far or near, just right... Of course, I didn't say that because Ma Yi was a poor mountain and a bad water, I planned to treat it as an exiled place, so I felt coveted. Zhao Daguanren didn't know that Ma Yi was a rich and scattered place..."

Zhao Xing briefly introduced Ma Yi's products. Under his description, Ma Yi was simply a fertile land of gold that was emerging from the fields. The richness of products was simply outrageous.

After talking about the products, Zhao Xing then talked about Ma Yi's culture. In his mouth, Ma Yi people were basically some natives who collected wild fruits as food. They didn't even have words, and they didn't even weave clothes, but only knew how to collect some leaves and wrapped them on their bodies. The silk and porcelain of the Song Dynasty were simply tempting in front of them. Zhao Xing even made up a Song Shang, who exchanged a few feet of Shu brocade with Ma Yi's natives for an island as big as Bianliang City. In order to continue to obtain free clothes, the natives cried and asked the Song Shang to stay and be their king so that they could bring them advanced culture.

Zhao Xing's words were funny and humorous. Li Shishi was amused by him and giggled. The beloved beauty was happy. Zhao Ji wanted Zhao Xing to say a few more words to make the beauty laugh for longer.

"It should be accepted," Zhao Xing concluded: "Ma Yi is a good place. The natives there admired me, the Song Dynasty, and managing that place does not require much trouble. They just need to be able to plunder the wealth on the Nanyang Island. To make my Song Dynasty rich and strong, it is the responsibility of my Song Dynasty officials. If others do this job, they may be shy. Corrupt officials will go, no more or less, just right.

I think the court can secretly reveal some local scenes about Mayi, and then impart corrupt officials to Mayi, stipulating that they pay as much financial resources for our Song Dynasty every year, and the excess will be their own - corrupt officials are greedy, so they will let them embezzle others. Most corrupt officials are skilled people, with a nimble mind and clever means, set a goal for them, tell them how many years they have been overseas, and allow them to return to their country without crime. In this way, corrupt officials have to make great efforts to govern the local area, which is called "managing a city."

Let corrupt officials run our own city, and they are worried that these people are too greedy and stir up civil unrest. When they let them run overseas, they don’t have to worry that these people are too cruel. Anyway, those are overseas islands, where can the local people on the island make trouble? Once they blocked them with my warship, they don’t even have to wear clothes. In less than a year, they will cry and shout for surrender. Therefore, I think this time, we should lure those overseas vassal kings to offer land.

As far as I know, there are tens of thousands of islands overseas, and it is not a problem to exile hundreds of corrupt officials on each island. We need to let those corrupt officials use their remaining energy and let them return to the Song Dynasty to pay taxes with the money embezzled overseas. This is the right thing to do."

When the corrupt officials were allowed to exert their remaining energy, Zhao Ji couldn't help laughing when Zhao Xing spoke. When Zhao Xing said this, a standard version of Robinson of the Song Dynasty appeared in front of him. He imagined the corrupt officials staying on a small island with a distracted language, and there were no people chatting and talking. He sat on the beach every day, hoping for the arrival of the Song Dynasty warship - what kind of punishment would be happier than this.

Zhao Ji was tempted by Zhao Xing. He didn't know that Zhao Xing's words omitted most of the facts, and the omitted facts were not facts. It was a different scene in his mind. He imagined those corrupt officials showing off their strengths on the island and constantly plundering overseas treasures and gold and silver treasures for him. For a moment, the little emperor drooled.

"This is to expand territory," Zhao Xing further tempted, saying: "Although the overseas territory is not connected to our Song Dynasty by land, we are the Emperor Song Dynasty. Westerners say that our merchant ships are connected to the masts and can be lined up all the way to Jerusalem, and the ships are bridges. With these countless merchant ships, although overseas is far away, we Song Dynasty people can pass by just by pulling up their sails.

I remember that for several years, Guangzhou copper coins and financial resources were transported to the capital through sea and land. The cost of other land was smaller than that of land, and the number of people was used, and the speed was faster. This shows that it is completely feasible to use sea ships to transport taxes and supplies on islands. We can connect the islands in the sea through merchant ships, making them our new overseas leaders."

Speaking of this new territory, Zhao Ji couldn't help but interrupt with excitement: "I remember that after Lord Taiwei took back Xianglin County, the amount of copper coins in my Song Dynasty increased by 40%. Lord Taiwei said that the amount of copper coins stored on Mayi Island is much higher than that of Dali, and for this reason, it is worth taking the deserted island..."

Zhao Xing interrupted and added: "Not only, the amount of copper coins on Mayi Island is much more than just like Dali. Someone estimated that its total amount is equivalent to the sum of Dali and the total amount of copper in the Song Dynasty now, but I estimate that this prediction is still conservative. It should be more than ten times the amount of copper in the Song Dynasty in total - including Xianglin Road."

Zhao Ji's eyes shining, Zhao Xing continued to increase his stake: "My emperor, the Song Dynasty, came to the court, and the overseas vassal kings offered land to request ownership. This is a benevolent government, a merit for the education of the Song Dynasty, and a symbol of prosperity. The copper reserves alone are ten times that of the Song Dynasty, and the descendants will talk about it for generations. This is the credit of the official family. It is the great wealth left to the descendants. Compared with this mountain of gold, what is Yao, Shun and Yu? What is the governance of the three generations? This is a wealth that is not only spent for thousands of years, but what is there forever engraved and grateful to each other than this."

Li Shishi couldn't help it anymore. She interrupted anxiously: "The Taiwei returned to Beijing with victory. Speaking of which, all countries cannot do without the Taiwei's means to suppress the Liao Kingdom. Xixia is also the credit of the Taiwei. After the Taiwei returned to Beijing, he went to the capital to spend his time and stayed at home to make flowers and raise grass every day. In this major event, the court still needs to listen to the Taiwei's voice. Why don't the Taiwei say it?"

Zhao Ji's expression was awkward. Zhao Xing smiled and smoothed out: "Miss Shishi doesn't know that the court system is like this. In the past, Cao Bin's campaign in the south was more than a month before the court ordered Cao Bin to enter the palace to report the meeting. Xiang Ling was like this. After the officials who led the troops back to the capital, the court had to appease the army first. After the soldiers were all stable, the generals went to the expedition had enough rest and the private matters had been arranged. The court ministers could take the time to greet the generals and report the meeting.

National affairs and major events occur every day. The court ministers have to deal with everything, and it is impossible to revolve around one person. Only when they have finished all the work at hand can it be the turn of the generals to go to war. So these days are my holidays. Speaking of which, I am taking advantage of the court and getting the court's salary. I don't have to worry about anything every day, just drink tea and drink alcohol."

Li Shishi covered his mouth and smiled sweetly. Zhao Ji nodded vigorously, agreeing with Zhao Xing's words. He slapped the table and said, "I happen to know a few court ministers. I will ask them to help them and take down those overseas territories - this is a great opportunity that has never been seen in the world and must not be missed."

Zhao Xing turned his face and looked at Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu winked at him slightly, indicating that he would not expose Zhao Ji's identity. In fact, Zhao Xing's intention to see Gao Qiu was to find that the little emperor had completely entered the role. He completely recognized Zhao Yi's identity in his heart and regarded himself as a big businessman, so he was completely speaking in Zhao Yi's tone, and could not hear any flaws.

After a moment of pause, Zhao Ji asked carefully: "Taiwei, I heard that something happened in the palace. Some ministers said that the muskets in the hand of the Zhuque Army were too dangerous and would be out of control once the mutiny was changed. Therefore, some people suggested confiscating the firearms in the hand of the Zhuque Army and hiding them in the warehouse, and then distributing them when there is something to happen."

Zhao Xing rolled his eyes and asked without answering, "Mr. Cao Yu and Cao once showed me a firearm called 'Thunder Fire Whip'. Although this firearm is weaker than a musket, it is also a murderous weapon. I wonder if the court had confiscated the Thunder Fire Whip before?

I still remember that there was a team of the Lihua Gun Army in Mizhou in the Imperial Army. This Lihua Gun is much more powerful than the Thunder Fire Whip. I wonder if the court has ever confiscated the Lihua Gun?

The thunder fire whip and the pear blossom gun were not confiscated, why should the musket be confiscated? The living idiot in the Privy Council, don’t they know that muskets are more delicate than pear fire whip and the gun chamber is wiped and maintained every day. They should store the gun in Curry, so it is better to smash the barrel with a hammer, and it is even more straightforward."

Zhao Ji said with a hint, like a child who did something wrong to explain to his elders: "Speaking of all, muskets are much more powerful than pear blossom guns. Ordinary bows and arrows are stronger than thunder and fire whips, slightly inferior to pear blossom guns, but the range of muskets is not lower than that of bows and arrows, but the power is far greater than that of arrow shafts. The imperial guards' bows and arrows are confiscated, and the ancestors also prohibit people from holding crossbows. If crossbows are like this, why can't they be able to collect muskets?"

After a moment of pause, Zhao Ji looked at Zhao Xing with concern and immediately added: "The muskets need to be maintained every day. If they are collected in the arsenal, the court will not have that much energy and not have so much spare money to maintain them every day. However, the muskets are indeed powerful. If they are placed in the hands of soldiers, occasionally a soldier will lift the gun. Some people will inevitably suffer casualties. What good ways can the Taiwei be the best of both worlds?"

Zhao Xing smiled faintly: "What's the difficulty? The musket has no gunpowder, that is, a fire stick. The imperial court only needs to control the amount of gunpowder issued, only give soldiers training every day, and after the war is over, it will be distributed in large quantities. In this way, without the specially configured gunpowder, this musket is even worse than bows and arrows."

Zhao Ji nodded vigorously, with the admiration of the child, and praised: "Since I was young, I knew that no matter what kind of problems arise for the Taiwei, the Taiwei could always solve them. Moreover, the methods of solving the problem are simple and effective, so people can understand it at first glance... There is another problem. The court ministers are still discussing the issues of new and old laws. I also think that reforms are too harmful to the people, but in the current situation, can the law not be changed?"

Zhao Ji's question already involved national affairs, so such words should not be proposed by a big businessman. Zhao Xing quickly glanced at Li Shishi and found that Li Shishi looked like he was not surprised. He knew in his heart that Li Shishi had actually had a guess and was just pretending to be confused.

I think so, Li Shishi is the most popular singer in the capital today. According to modern terms, she is the queen of the emperor’s superstar level. How could such a person be won over by a big businessman? Li Shishi, who is used to seeing high-ranking officials and nobles, guessed that Zhao Ji had an extraordinary identity, but Zhao Ji wanted to enjoy the love of the common people, so Li Shishi pretended to be confused and deliberately ignored the flaws revealed by Zhao Yi.

Zhao Xing sighed secretly: Zhang Dun said it well, the little emperor is indeed frivolous, how can the major national affairs be discussed in the tiles and tiles? If the ministers outside knew that Zhao Xing accompanied the little emperor to visit the brothel and took the opportunity to instill his own ideas, they would probably see Zhao Xing as a slander like Gao Qiu.

"Looking at the present day, to be honest, this is the best era, the Liao Kingdom surrendered. The Western Xia sought peace. There was no pressure outside the Song Dynasty, and the internal party struggles began to subside, the famine had been overcome, and overseas trade was becoming more and more prosperous. This is an opportunity that has not been seen in a thousand years. However, the Song Dynasty did have many disadvantages. If we do not try to change, it would probably lay hidden dangers for future generations.

We do need to change, but how to change needs to be carefully considered.”

Zhao Ji interrupted Zhao Xing and interrupted: "I have read the speech of Taiwei on the Winter Solstice of Guangnan. Taiwei said: Learning from beasts is passed down from generation to generation, never seeking change, never seeking innovation, so they are beasts. Human beings are constantly creating and innovating, so they have become the spirit of all things. Taiwei said that this is the best era. Fortunately, the ancestors and ancestors worked hard to manage, so that they can have today. However, if our descendants do not make any innovation, would they be worthy of the title of "Spirit of All Things".

What a status Zhao Xing is, the most powerful general of the Song Dynasty, and he is known as the most unprovoked person. Although he is idle now, he is also the deputy Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty and a second-rank high-ranking official. Although Zhao Yi used the title of the people and called Zhao Xing by the Taiwei, his attitude was not as respectful as a great merchant, but he was more like a junior consulting teacher. Although his name was not problematic and there were few flaws in his words, his attitude was very problematic. Zhao Xing looked at Li Shishi with fear, but found that Li Shishi blinked at him mischievously and showed a smile.

Now, Zhao Xing was relieved. He was afraid that there would be flaws in his words, so he asked Li Shishi to ask Zhao Ji later. Now it seems that the girl has already had a sense of understanding. After leaving that layer of worry, Zhao Xing's answer became quick: "Master Zhao, Wang Jinggong's letter to the day - "Notes on Nothing in a Hundred Years" does make some sense.

In terms of talent and knowledge, Wang Jinggong had real materials. Sima Junshi and his master Po understood this and praised it very much. Wang Jinggong said in his letter that the redundant soldiers and staff of the Song Dynasty had reached the point of being cut. But he was deliberately wrong. Why did he make a mistake on purpose? In fact, Wang Jinggong was born in the class of officials and gentry, and what he said could not touch the essence of this problem: officials and gentry.

Officials and gentry did not pay food or taxes. As our Song Dynasty established a country for a long time, the gentry class became larger and larger. They enjoyed the special treatment given by the court, but did not pay taxes to the court. As a result, the burden was accumulated on the common people. There were more and more officials and gentry. As long as scholars studied diligently, they could pass the exam for a tribute or a Jinshi, and thus became an official and gentry, they could not pay taxes. As a result, the burden on the common people became heavier. The official class became larger and larger, and the imperial court spent more and more, but the tax source gradually shrank."

Zhao Xing calmed down and patiently analyzed Wang Jinggong's reform proposal to the little emperor, hoping to dispel the little emperor's impulse. He didn't know that at this moment, the strongest light of thought in the Song Dynasty burst out from the private room in the tile house. Li Shishi blinked and his expression was focused, and the little emperor was also attracted by Zhao Xing's words.
Chapter completed!