A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

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This was the first large-scale fleet to go to sea in the Song Dynasty, which placed the hopes of the emperor and his ministers.

——The Song Dynasty should walk on two legs, one on land and one on the sea.

Shen An's statement was not noticed at first. Later, after the navy suppressed the Jiaozhi people, people gradually took it seriously.

Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi walked together. Wang Anshi thought of the Wanyan Shu that he had been constantly revising, and said with some emotion: "When Anbei said that the Song Dynasty should look towards the sea, there were not many supporters, until the naval forces let the Jiaozhi people in the southwest We were so anxious that we took advantage of the peace in the southwest to attract attention. This time the merchant fleet went to sea on a large scale, this is another attempt. If it can succeed, this is another way."

Bao Zheng served as the third envoy, so he knew the benefits of trade to the national finance. "Those people are short-sighted. The cannibals have made countless money from sea trade. Why did they let them make it? Could it be that the Song Dynasty No sea ships? No navy?"

"Look, if we make a lot of money this time, those people will be jealous."

The king and his ministers hurried out and arrived at the water gate.

The general guarding the water gate saluted, and Zhao Shu said: "Let them come in."

This is similar to a ceremony for Zhao Shu to inspect the merchant fleet.

"Enter the city!"

The fleet slowly entered the city...

The businessmen put on new clothes, and some even applied makeup and powder.

The boatmen tried their best to get the ship to land and sail directly.

Boxes were placed on the deck one by one, and the boxes were all opened, revealing the goods inside.

"Gold...that's silver..."

“So much spice!”

"That's rhino horn!"

"What a huge ivory!"

"what is that?"

"Ambergris! It's ambergris!"

A businessman proudly raised his hands to the monarchs and ministers on the shore and shouted: "I bought a box of ambergris and asked the officials to accept it."

This is a smart guy.

Ambergris has always been in the greatest demand among the royal family, and now officials have purchased it several times, so he just gave it away as a gift.

This is to ask for favors.

Of course, officials will not accept gifts, and they will pay as much as they deserve.

But the favor has fallen!

It has to be said that businessmen are the product of interests, and they can be linked to interests in anything.

"So much? How much does it cost?"

Someone on the shore was screaming.

The businessman was probably in high spirits, so he shouted, "Such spices are very cheap overseas!"

A sigh of regret immediately came from the shore.

Someone said: "This is such a good opportunity, why didn't I go?"

At that time, the Shipping Department of Hangzhou City also sent a letter to Bianliang to recruit merchants who would go to sea.

But everyone is a little cautious. Some people say that such a large-scale voyage may lead to a war. If no money is made, wouldn't it be unfair if people feed the big fish?

So everyone waited.

Waiting and waiting, now the fleet is back, bringing back countless valuable goods.

"We were all wrong!"

The wealthy businessmen in Bianliang were extremely jealous when they saw their colleagues making a lot of money.

"When Duke Shen said that you could make a lot of money overseas, we didn't even believe it."

"Gong Shen advocated that merchants from the Song Dynasty should go to sea, but he did not go there himself."

"yes!"

"Hey! What is that?"

A large box was placed on the deck, with golden light shining inside.

"That's gold!"

"A lot of gold, it must be several thousand taels."

Beside the wooden box was a businessman. He said loudly: "I was entrusted by County Duke Shen..."

"Now it's Duke Shen." Someone reminded him.

The businessman was surprised: "Is he actually a county prince? This promotion is too fast."

He pointed at the gold and said: "Shenjun Bus gave the fleet a crystal mirror. The Lord of Zhenla couldn't put it down, so he paid three thousand taels of gold and pocketed it..."

"Three thousand taels of gold?"

"That's 30,000 guan."

"He just made a mirror and went to sea, and he made so much money?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Shen An who was following Zhao Shu.

Shen An was very calm and spoke to Zhao Xu in a low voice, "I'm not bragging. If I took a fleet to sea, I would definitely be able to use trade to build a large territory for the Song Dynasty..."

At this time, the overseas countries are still in ignorance. Shen An only needs to take an army to sea. The Song Dynasty behind him will continuously provide goods and supplies. He is guaranteed to get a large piece of territory.

But now the main direction of the Song Dynasty is not overseas, but on land.

On the distant grasslands, batches of fierce tribes are born every year. They fight with each other and covet the throne of the Liao people step by step.

When Zhao Shu heard this, his heart moved and he said: "Of course there will be a navy when you go to sea."

hehe!

Boy, don't even think about running away!

Shen An said something to Zhao Xu when they were talking nonsense. The general meaning was that if there was no future in the Song Dynasty, he would take his family to sea. Then he would find a place to settle overseas and lead a group of people to rob. , happy as a god!

Zhao Shu thought of the attack by Lu Jie and others, and of Chen Xieli who had committed the murderous attack.

He glanced at Han Qi, who nodded.

Both of them knew that Shen An deliberately killed someone last night just to throw them a difficult problem.

You have to do something, you must at least be optimistic about the future, right?

I don't even see the future. I won't do this job anymore. Whoever is willing to do it will do it!

This kid used killing to express his position: I quit!

Therefore, the emperor and his ministers could only suppress Lu Hui and others with shamelessness.

And what Shen An said just now made Zhao Shu slightly worried.

Hence the sentence he just said.

There are sailors at sea!

Just stay on land honestly.

Zhao Shu turned around and glanced at Shen An, feeling that this guy was really... a lucky general, but many of his views were thought-provoking. You can say that he has the shadow of a famous official. This man immediately provoked the two queens of Xixia and Liao.

Those are Xiao Guanyin and Liang!

Fortunately, Li Liangzuo went, otherwise Shen An would really have to worry about being assassinated by Xixia warriors.

Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang said: "This kid is getting more and more courageous now. He used to be cautious, but now he can compete with us..."

"This is progress." Zeng Gongliang said: "From being obedient to now daring to negotiate terms with us, what is this if not progress?"

"Hey! Why isn't my son so promising?" Han Qi sighed with emotion.

"Your seed is not good!" Zeng Gongliang mocked him without hesitation.

Han Qi laughed and stepped on it quickly.

"hiss……"

Zeng Gongliang's face turned green. He stamped his feet and cursed: "Old man..." and then stretched out his hand to twist Han Qi's fat waist...

hiss……

Merchant ships kept coming in, and the people in Bianliang were amazed by the goods on board. A group of big food merchants gathered together, their faces pale.

"The Song people are back."

"They brought back tons of goods."

"It's not scary. We can still supply them, but the price will be lower and we will make less money."

The Song Dynasty was too big and needed countless goods. What this merchant fleet brought back was far from enough.

"But what will happen to them in the future?"

"yes!"

"The shipyards of the Song Dynasty are constantly building merchant ships and warships every day. Once they decide what to do, the momentum they erupt is depressing. I dare say that in another ten years, Dashi will be overtaken by the Song Dynasty on the sea. People are suppressed across the board.”

This situation is terrible.

"The key is the attitude of the people of Song Dynasty towards us. If they don't mind us continuing to make money in Song Dynasty, then it's easy to say anything."

"This matter... why don't we go test it out while Emperor Song is here?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see you."

"Shout!"

So a group of big food merchants slowly came to the outskirts of where the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were located. A businessman leaned over and just opened his mouth.

"Take it!"

There were spies from the Imperial City Department in the crowd, and they had noticed them a long time ago. Someone immediately threw the businessman down, then expertly blocked his mouth with a towel, and said proudly: "The first success belongs to so and so."

"He's not a spy!"

The big food merchants were all panicked, and someone shouted to Zhao Shu: "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

"His Majesty……"

The merchants shouted in unison, successfully attracting Zhao Shu's attention.

"Your Majesty, that is the food merchant."

Zhao Shu nodded, "Bring one here."

Someone went over and brought a big food merchant over later.

"Your Majesty."

The businessman saluted and looked very pious.

"say."

Zhang Baibian stared at him, as long as there was any change, these big food merchants would have no chance of survival.

The businessman raised his head and glanced at Shen An, and said: "Your Majesty, we have been doing business in the Song Dynasty for many years, and the Song Dynasty is our second hometown. But now we feel some disturbing atmosphere... You know, we have been going back and forth On the sea, it brought countless urgently needed goods to the Song Dynasty, and transported the goods of the Song Dynasty to all parties..."

This is the role of cannibals and a tool for them to make money.

Zhao Shu nodded noncommittally, and the businessman was overjoyed and said: "We respect the Song Dynasty, but... we need to earn a meager amount of money to support our family. It's okay now, but what about later? Will the Song Dynasty allow us humble people to continue doing business in the future? ?”

Zhao Shu frowned slightly, and Zhao Xu behind him quickly explained in a low voice: "They saw the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty successfully returning and bringing back countless goods. And what they feared the most were the ships that were constantly being built in the shipyards of the Song Dynasty... …They were afraid that the Song Dynasty would continue to squeeze their business opportunities, so they came to test it.”

Was it because he was afraid that his business would be robbed by merchants from the Song Dynasty?

Zhao Shu said calmly: "Shen An."

"I'm here."

Shen An walked to the front.

The food merchants looked at him with complicated eyes. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net

It was this man who made the Song Dynasty turn its attention to the sea. Countless merchant ships were built and countless warships cruised on the sea.

Moreover, this person has no good impression of Dashi, which is the most troublesome thing.

I hope Emperor Song will not let him take care of this matter.

The food merchants prayed devoutly.

They have never been so afraid of someone.

Zhao Shu glanced at Shen An and said, "You should go to him about this matter."

For a moment, these businessmen felt as if a big stone had been thrown at them by Zhao Shu, and it was difficult to even breathe.

If Shen An takes care of this matter, is there any way for us to survive?

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