Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 332 Yue Fei
The fifty-seventh year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty at this time.

The railway has been built to Fengxiang Prefecture in the west and to the north of Liaodong in the north.

After these two major arteries were built, some branch lines are also being gradually improved.

The transportation advantages brought by railways are undoubtedly huge.

For example, if a war broke out in the west now, troops and food would be transferred from Kaifeng to Fengxiang Prefecture. Now, within three to five days at the fastest, tens of thousands of soldiers and millions of kilograms of food could be immediately transferred to the front line.

This speed is not even slower than the delivery of urgent official documents at the post station.

Moreover, whether it was disaster relief or the collection of local taxes and transportation to Youzhou, everything became much easier.

The manpower and material resources required during the period, as well as the loss of food on the road, were reduced to an extremely low level.

While the railways are so perfect.

On the eastern coast of the Song Dynasty.

Thousands of rich and poor people also invested their money and manpower into shipbuilding and sailing.

When someone earns their first pot of gold from overseas, the rest of the people will naturally want to get a piece of the pie without hesitation.

So many years have passed.

Whether the sea is safe or not and whether huge benefits can be obtained have all been verified.

Especially in a country like Srivijaya, there is not much else but plenty of gold and spices.

And we don’t produce much porcelain, silk, and iron.

Both parties can get what they need.

In cities like Guangzhou, the production and trade of ironware are gradually and vigorously developing.

Of course, there were also some merchants in the Song Dynasty who set their sights on grain trade.

After all, it's okay to lose other things, but it's absolutely not okay to be without food.

If you want to trade in grain, you must have a bigger ship so that the returns will be higher.

then……

People also began to build bigger and bigger ships.

Docks and ports.

Many citizens like to join in the fun and see whose boat is bigger and stronger.

Although the return on grain trade is far lower than that of spice trade.

but……

Since spices were mostly monopolized by the government, one could still make some money by transporting grain.

Especially selling grain to the north.

Sold to Koreans.

This year.

On the Goryeo side, Zhao Heng was also troubled by the growing population and decreasing food supplies.

In order to better develop Goryeo.

He had to organize people to go into business.

The letter was also sent to Zhao Xin.

Because his dad is the best at this.

Zhao Xin's answer to him was...

Goryeo's development potential is limited. No one has been to Xiaosong Island yet, and the Song Dynasty also lacks the spare capacity to develop it. You should talk to your brother and see if Xiaosong Island can be incorporated into the name of Goryeo.

Then Zhao Heng sent someone to find Zhao Zhe.

Zhao Zhe doesn't need an island like that.

The key is that it is a completely undeveloped island.

therefore……

Zhao Heng also obtained Xiaosong Island. From this year on, he stationed troops on the island and relocated civilians.

Compared with Zhao Heng's financial difficulties, Zhao Xi in Japan did not worry about the need for land at all.

only……

This is not a worry, of course, but Japan’s shortage of supplies is far from comparable to that of the Song Dynasty, which is indeed a big problem.

This forced Zhao Xi to dig out all the silver mines.

A large amount of silver was used for trade with the Song Dynasty.

Merchants can only say that they are willing to make exchanges.

Although paper money is now used in most parts of the Song Dynasty, it seems that silver is not that valuable anymore.

But after all, silver is also a commodity and is still useful.

It can be used to make jewelry for women and children, wine jugs, etc. It makes people feel high-end and classy at first glance.

In addition...

Today, Japan's Kanto region is also gradually being developed.

I heard that my father had already fought his way to India.

Zhao Xi also felt that he hadn't contacted his father for a long time.
it's over...

He wrote a letter to Zhao Xin to tell him about some of the things that had been bothering him recently.

The eldest son is useless, but the second son has his own style. What should I do?
Zhao Xin’s reply was: Go look up the history books yourself.

This year...

Some of Zhao Xin's wives and concubines also fell ill and died one after another.

Unfortunately……

Zhao Xin can't leave.

Each of them is considered to have a long life.

When he learned that one of his concubines had died of illness.

Zhao Xin also couldn't help but sigh that the golden period of development of the Song Dynasty might be slowly coming to an end.

of course!

Whether it will continue to prosper or decline depends on the level of the rulers of future generations.

Then here in Jiaozhi...

Immediately afterwards, he reported the news of his king's death to the Crown Prince Zhao Zhe of the Song Dynasty.

What was unexpected was that the one who died the fastest was his own eldest son.

As soon as the people in Zhenla heard that Zhao Hong had passed away, some of them immediately began to rebel.

You have to know that Zhenla is also a country with a population of millions.

As for what you think of the Pagan Dynasty next door...

The Pagan Dynasty is now also vigorously developing navigation. It is hard to say whether it is really for business, or for attacking Srivijaya, or Chola.

Zhao Xin received the report this year.

The Pagan Dynasty has now changed its emperor, named Along Siddhu. This young emperor is obviously not willing to pay tribute to Srivijaya anymore.

This also forced Zhao Xin to write a letter to the other party.

Demand that the other side disband their navy.

Alongsidu was born into the Mon people of the Pagan Dynasty, and his mother was a Mon princess.

Before that, Zhao Xin had massacred the Meng people in their hometown, so he certainly had reason to avenge his people.

After reading Zhao Xin's letter, Alongxidu directly killed Zhao Xin's envoy.

That’s it. Next, lead the troops to attack the port of Srivijaya.

Late winter of the fifty-seventh year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

The young Alongsidu led more than 200 warships and merchant ships and more than 30,000 soldiers to attack Srivijaya.

Since Zhao Xin was too far away, it was difficult to take care of him for a while.

But the good thing is...

Srivijaya's combat capability is still quite strong.

When Zhao Xin saw the letter from Srivijaya, the battle between Srivijaya and Pagan Dynasty had already come to an end.

It was seen that the more than 30,000 soldiers of the Pagan Dynasty could not even capture a port bastion in Srivijaya.

Some soldiers of the Pagan Dynasty did land on the shore by small boats.

only……

Not long after these people came ashore, they were pushed back into the river by the Srivijaya soldiers.

can only say……

Srivijaya suffered some property losses, but overall, it was acceptable.

However, this is what happened to the Pagan Dynasty.

Of course, Srivijaya could not be tolerated in the future.

The fourth brother wrote a letter to Zhao Xin, saying that either you, the emperor's grandfather, would go, or he would go.

Zhao Xin arranged for Zhu Luo's people to go.

at the same time……

See if we can send troops from Dali in the Song Dynasty.

Because it's too far from south to north.

If we attack from both the north and the south, maybe it would be better.

then……

In the 58th year of the Li Yuan Dynasty, the Song Dynasty also began to recruit soldiers.

at this time……

A man named Yue Fei signed up for this conscription.

The most important thing is that he is strong and can pull a 300-jin bow and use an 8-shi crossbow at the waist. It would be a pity if he didn't go to fight.

even……

This man named Yue Fei has always wanted to join the Li Yuan Army.

It’s a pity...his parents lived well in Hebei back then, but they missed the opportunity to join the Li Yuan Army directly.

Yue Fei had been to Xuchang and seen the huge monument.

'天下丽元', these four characters are truly shocking.

As for the spirit of Li Yuanjun, it made his blood boil and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

It must be said that the monument erected by Zhao Xin back then has now become a patriotism education base in the Song Dynasty.

Over the years, Zhao Zhe has also expanded and renovated it.

mainly……

This is also beneficial to Zhao Zhe.

The existence of this monument can make the shelf life of Li Yuan Army much longer than that of other armies.

The 58th year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty began to recruit soldiers and assembled troops in Dali.

Naturally, the Pagan Dynasty also sent people to Dali to gather information.

When they learned that the Song Dynasty was preparing to declare war on them.

The internal officials also started to panic.

This is where the young new king is unreliable.

Why do you want to provoke Srivijaya for no reason?
Don’t you know that we are now surrounded by the Song Dynasty from all directions?
However, by the time the war actually started, it was already the 59th year of the Li Yuan period.

these years.

The scientific research of the Song Dynasty gradually fell into a bottleneck period.

Ultimately, the biggest obstacle is probably the failure to obtain rubber.

Without rubber, it would be difficult to make electrical wires.

Without wires, it would be difficult to make the leap to the electrical age.

of course!

This does not mean that the Song Dynasty did not conduct research on electricity.

only……

Due to material limitations, most current electrical experiments can only remain at the experimental stage and cannot be applied on a large scale.

There is also research on oil.

As for how to make synthetic rubber, I can only say that I have hit a wall countless times.

Therefore, it was the 58th year of the Li Yuan period.

Zhao Xin is also considering whether to establish a research institute overseas.

Because in the Song Dynasty, the production of oil is extremely small.

This is a bit inconvenient for research.

of course!

Before that, people must first conduct exploration, such as in Srivijaya or the Pagan Dynasty, to find out where the oil is.

Zhao Xin only vaguely remembered it at first, probably during the Pagan Dynasty.

But I don’t know that there is also such a thing in Zhenla and Srivijaya.

When you have free time.

Zhao Xin wrote a letter to Zhao Zhe.

I hope Zhao Zhe can mobilize the people in the Academy of Sciences to see who is willing to go to Srivijaya to conduct research on oil exploration, mining and processing.

Zhao Xin's own words...

After things in Solange stabilize, he will probably go back to Srivijaya.

Because Zhao Xin felt that some things would be difficult to handle without her.

The 58th year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

After Zhao Xin made this proposal, more than 300 people immediately signed up to participate in this research.

It's not that they are not afraid of death or the vast ocean, it's just...

Compared to just eating and waiting to die here, they now hope to explore the entire composition of this world.

nowadays……

Not to mention, it is estimated that the government will lead the team personally.

natural!

This will definitely lead to more and more people signing up.

Some people have already developed the diesel engine.

But it's useless if you don't have diesel.

Although there was oil in the northwest region of the Song Dynasty, the oil was extracted bit by bit from the ground by the people of the northwest using duck feathers and goose feathers.

The output is extremely low.

If a large amount of oil can be found from overseas, then the diesel engine will be able to be used in a wider range of scenarios in the future.

at the same time……

Those who study aircraft also need diesel engines.

Because steam engines are too heavy, if you want an airplane to fly, you have to use a lighter diesel engine.

The 59th year of the Li Yuan Dynasty.

Zhao Zhe arranged for the navy to escort the research team of more than 300 people to Srivijaya.

After learning about this, Zhao Xin asked them to explore Srivijaya to see if there was any oil.

to be frank!
They now know very little about where oil is found.

But the good thing is...

China has had the Luoyang shovel since ancient times, and there is no shortage of tools for digging well salt.

Zhao Xin knew that the most primitive oil extraction was actually similar to extracting well salt.

of course!

If possible, it is better to use the steam engine and make a drill directly, which is faster.

Let them figure it out first.

After more than 300 people arrived in Srivijaya, they were naturally warmly received by the fourth brother.

After learning the purpose of the trip of more than 300 people, Lao Si organized some local people to clear the way and lead the way for them.

There are only more than 300 people, so there is no need to rush.

Instead, I feel amazed at a country like Srivijaya.

Compared with the wooden buildings of the Song Dynasty, the stone buildings here are truly eye-catching.

these years……

Srivijaya also began to experiment with building a number of arcade buildings.

There is a corridor underneath, which can be used as shops and people can live above.

Buildings like this are most suitable for places with heavy rain and sunshine.

When the weather is too hot, the corridor can be used for shade.

When it rains, it can provide shelter for pedestrians.

Moreover, you can do business downstairs and live upstairs without any interference at all.

After asking the three hundred people, they found out that this was another idea thought up by the government.

That's really good!

So much so that some businessmen from Guangzhou planned to copy this architectural style and use it back home.

Next, Zhao Xin will try his best to leave all the political affairs to the third brother.

When the Brahmins and Kshatriyas of Solangi adapted and became stable, he would withdraw.

and……

He will eventually have to give way to the third brother.

It can also be tested to see if anyone would rebel if he were gone.

Fifty-nine years.

Autumn.

The Song Dynasty began to send troops from Dali and attack the Pagan Dynasty from the north.

then……

This is Zhu Luo.

Also in the summer of that year, they captured the port terminal in the south of the Pagan Dynasty and advanced northward.

The Western Chalukya Empire also sent a large army to participate in this campaign.

only……

It seems that this is not a fight against the Pagan Dynasty, but against one's future self.

(End of this chapter)