I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

"So if we want these people to survive, Da Zhou must expand outward!"

"Only by expanding outward can we provide enough land for the growing number of people in Da Zhou!"

"From now on, the people of Da Zhou can sail in the South Seas."

“You can grow sugarcane in Dai Viet.”

"You can sell silk in Western Xinjiang."

"Only by continuous expansion and immigration can we feed the people of Da Zhou."

"Colonization and expansion is the path that the Great Zhou must take!"

Finish reading this article.

Igawa Kozo's back was soaked.

All the data in the article are correct, and the population growth is indeed as rapid as the article says. Forty years later, there was not enough cultivated land in the Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, the Great Zhou will continue its policy of colonization and expansion!

What will Japan do then?

Although Wa was a vassal state of the Great Zhou, there were still many voices within Wa against the Great Zhou.

What if some Japanese fail to see the situation clearly and mutiniate?

Then the navy of the Great Zhou will definitely crush Japan!

At that time, the land of Wa will be occupied by Da Zhou, and like Dai Viet, it will be turned into counties by Da Zhou.

When he thought of this, Hirozo Igawa was full of worries!

Japan is definitely no match for the Great Zhou!

As long as you open up to the Great Zhou completely like Goryeo, the Great Zhou will not annex your respectful vassal state!

Igawa Hirozo murmured to himself: "I must become the Protector of Japan!"

"If my stupid brother succeeds to the throne, he will definitely do something stupid!"

We must seize the position of Japanese captain!

Kozo Igawa didn't even have the patience to wait for his father to pass away.

Because this article "On Colonization and Expansion" will surely quickly unify the will of the entire Zhou Dynasty.

From now on, outward expansion will definitely become the national policy of the Great Zhou!

Igawa Kozo was not wrong.

As soon as this "On Colonization and Expansion" was published, everyone in the government and the country, including the common people, understood the importance of colonization and expansion.

In order to prevent future generations from dying in the Great Zhou, we must expand outward!

This is not a question of tyranny or appeasement, nor is it a question of Confucian theory, but a question of survival!

With the population growing, if Da Zhou wants to survive, it must expand!

Colonization and expansion is to create living space for the descendants of the Great Zhou.

Everyone saw this article before the Salt and Iron Conference began.

Qin Tianyang, Marquis of Wu'an, and Lande, Marquis of Wenxin, even asked their subordinates to frame the articles.

This is the external policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

The marquises, the military and the nobles were all ecstatic!

The Salt and Iron Conference finally came to its last day.

What surprised Li Tian was that there was almost nothing interesting in the discussion on the last day.

Almost all those who attended the meeting supported the national policy of the Great Zhou to continue to expand outward.

But this is also in line with Li Tian’s wishes.

Only by declaring war on foreign countries can you ruin the destiny of a country!

Unexpectedly, the last topic turned out to be non-controversial.

The Salt and Iron Conference officially ended.

Then, Li Tian commissioned the Hanlin Academy and the Cabinet to record the contents of this Salt and Iron Conference.

He wrote a book called "Salt and Iron Records" and then printed it for various government offices of the imperial court and various prefectures and counties.

For Xinxue, this victory is huge!

The imperial court clarified the official academic status of the School of Mind and began to establish courses in the Imperial Academy.

The imperial court banned private education and required the establishment of public schools in all counties and prefectures, with public textbooks compiled based on the classics of the School of Mind.

Xinxue instantly became the county school!

This time, the School of Confucianism suffered a total defeat, but they still controlled a large amount of public opinion.

There were also many descendants of Neo-Confucianism serving as officials in the court.

He is also a great scholar of great reputation.

The salt and iron industries will continue to be state-run, but the salt permit system will be abolished.

The imperial court directly set up shops to sell affordable official salt.

This is certainly good news for ordinary people.

But for the salt merchants in Yuhang, it was a devastating blow.

In order to deal with the court's sale of official salt, the salt permit system was previously implemented, which was equivalent to the court producing salt and distributing it to salt merchants for sale.

Salt merchants obtained a certain quota of salt through auction, which was called salt permit.

With a salt permit, you can exchange it for a certain amount of official salt.

The salt merchants all made a fortune by reselling official salt.

But now the imperial court has abolished the salt permit system, which is equivalent to cutting off the salt merchants' source of income.

Now, all the salt merchants in Yuhang area were connected together.

One of them was running around the homes of various salt merchants.

This sneaky guy was the leader of the Cao Gang, which was once the best gang in the world.

Yu Yuanhui.

During the Huaihe River Rebellion, the Cao Gang played a significant role in fueling the flames.

After Rand quickly put down the Huaihe Rebellion, Yu Yuanhui fled to the south.

Now that the limelight has passed, he has returned to Yuhang.

After the news of the court's abolition of the salt permit system was passed back to Yuhang, Yu Yuanhui began to connect with the homes of various salt merchants.

"The imperial court has cut off the financial resources of all the masters!"

"Without the salt permit, where will everyone's source of income come from?"

"No matter how wealthy you are, how long can you hold on?"

The salt merchants also began to complain.

Seeing that the mood was right, Yu Yuanhui said:

"We must make the salt merchants' attitude clear to the court!"

"Everyone, you have the salt soldiers, and I have hundreds of Cao Gang martial arts masters."

"As long as we unite together, we can destroy the imperial salt works."

"Just say it was a mutiny by the salt workers, maybe the court will give in."

Ever since the imperial court destroyed the Cao Gang, Yu Yuanhui has hated the Great Zhou imperial court.

This time, he was connecting with others in order to disrupt the core area of the imperial court, Yuhang.

The people responsible for escorting the salt are the salt guards.

Originally, these salt workers were ordinary soldiers of the imperial court. Later, after the implementation of the salt permit system, they became the able-bodied men of the salt merchants.

The salt merchants in Yuhang were well-known throughout the country, and they had more than a thousand salt workers under their control.

What Yu Yuanhui values is the power under the Yuhang salt merchants!

He didn't expect that this group of salt soldiers could enter Kyoto.

As long as Yuhang is in chaos, it will be enough to cause headaches for the imperial court for a while.

Yu Yuanhui also contacted Beimang!

As long as there is chaos in Yuhang of the Great Zhou, the Northern Mang will march immediately!

In addition to the salt officials, there are also wealthy people in Yuhang!

This time, the court abolished the official academic status of Neo-Confucianism.

More importantly, the imperial court wanted to suppress annexation in Yuhang.

All these posed a threat to the Yuhang gentry.

Yu Yuanhui will continue to connect in Yuhang and bring these gentry into his ranks!

There are undercurrents in Yuhang.

In Kyoto, with the end of the Salt and Iron Conference, the chaotic situation in the court finally stabilized.

Igawa Kozo bid farewell to Jeon Min-ho in the restaurant they often visited.

Before leaving Da Zhou, Igawa Kozo visited General Rand.

Igawa Kozo served as Rand's personal soldier and was injured in the northern expedition against Dai Viet.

Rand, of course, received him.

After listening to Hirozo Igawa's ambition, Rand immediately expressed his support!

He personally wrote a letter to Tian Liang, the current Goryeo pacification envoy, and asked Igawa Kozo to go to Tian Liang to seek support.

Of course, Igawa Hirozo was moved to tears!

Next, he visited Fan Jian, who opened the door to Japan.

Fan Jian also admired Igawa Hirozo's ambition.