"The transfer of one million yuan is enough for him to pay all his salary this year. Pensions and rewards will be distributed by the Military and Political Council."

"Okay, the pace of immigration must keep up. In the spring of next year, the Jin people will definitely take action, and Xixia will not sit idly by."

"I understand." Lu Yihao said, "Wu Jie has now returned to Fuzhou from Yanmen Pass. There are ten cities in Fuzhou heading west into Hengshan. The closest one is only a hundred miles away from the upper reaches of Wuding River."

Zhao Ning began to think deeply.

Lu Yihao couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the time is ripe to destroy Xia."

"Looking at Yu Yunwen's performance in Yinshan next year, the Jin army can help Xixia by taking the Yinshan Road." Zhao Ning suddenly looked at Lu Yihao and said, "I don't want anything to go wrong when destroying Xixia."

Early in the morning on November 21st, accompanied by Qian Yuqing and Wang Zongliu, Zhao Guan's family sat near Tongyu Street to eat noodles.

Nearby is the former Imperial College, which is now the University of Tokyo, and you can see the voices of many students coming and going.

Not far away, under some sycamore trees whose leaves had fallen, some young people gathered, talking loudly and full of energy and passion.

Zhao Ning turned around and looked over, asking: "Which store has such good sales early in the morning?"

Qian Yuqing said: "The store is called Yifan Bookstore. It is a bookstore that specializes in publishing books about the four countries. I recognized the owner of the store. He is a businessman from Hangzhou named Pei Xuan. In recent years, the imperial court has increased business in the South China Sea. The University of Tokyo

Many topography books were also introduced. Pei Xuan saw the business opportunities and made a special trip from Hangzhou to Tokyo to do business."

"What kind of books are there?"

"There are books about Xiejiu Kingdom (Ryukyu), Ryukyu, Jiaozhou, Champa, Srivijaya, and Sumatra, including the specific location, customs, and products there."

"How did he know this specific location?" Zhao Ning asked again.

"It is said that merchants from the South China Sea mapped out the specific location." Qian Yuqing said, "There are rumors among the people, but I can't confirm whether it is correct, so I don't dare to share it with the officials easily."

"Go and get a more detailed folk chart. I can take a look at it and understand it." Zhao Ning said casually.

Zhao Ning certainly didn't have a detailed map of the South China Sea in his mind, but if there was a map in front of him, he could still determine some rough locations.

In this era, to have a general position is to stand at the commanding heights of human civilization.

You know, it took several generations for the Europeans to make a great voyage and map the world.

"yes."

"I've also learned about that bookstore." Wang Zongliu said, "Now it's not just his family that sells that kind of books, there are several in the capital, and there are even more ones, not only from the South China Sea, but also from the Western Regions.

I heard that there was also an introduction to the Gaochang Uighurs and another person named Shi Laozi from the Western Regions, but I don’t remember much either.”

"Western Region?" Zhao Ning was quite surprised.

The Song Dynasty was different from the Tang Dynasty. Xixia occupied the Hexi Corridor and cut off the exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

For people of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions were all too familiar.

But for people in the Song Dynasty, the Western Regions were so unfamiliar that they had almost no concept.

Even though Zhao Ji captured the Longyou Protectorate during his time, it was limited to contacts with Tubo and did not really involve Gaochang, let alone the Kara Khanate west of Gaochang.

As for the Seljuk Empire farther west, dominated by the Turks, there is no knowledge at all.

Having said that, according to the timeline, Yelu Dashi should have established Xiliao.

Wang Zongliu said: "Official, you don't know something. In recent years, Nazhe Yanzhi has been engaged in horse buying and selling in Hehuang. By the way, he has also expanded the business of tea, silk and ceramics, and the northwest front has been pushed to

In Hengshan, the imperial court also built a military town opposite Lanzhou City. The Xixia people did not dare to go south again. Shaanxi's interior was peaceful for many years, which also provided good conditions for the northwest trade route."

"Why do you know this so well?" Zhao Ning asked.

"You have forgotten that Taifu Temple manages all trade in the world."

"I almost forgot about this."

"Year after year, some merchants from the Western Regions went eastward from Hehuang and entered Shaanxi. Some people from the Western Regions learned about the prosperity of the Song Dynasty in Shaanxi, so they came to the capital. There were some in the capital, although not many, who came

Afterwards, everyone was curious that in addition to doing some business, people in the Western Regions also made money by telling stories."

"tell a story?"

"It's about talking about the customs and customs of their hometown, and many houses are vying to invite them." Wang Zongliu said, "And due to the influence of new learning, many students are now very interested in places outside China."

Zhao Ning stood up after eating a bowl of noodles, while Qian Yuqing went to settle the money.

Zhao Ning watched for a while before getting on the carriage. He realized in his heart that this was the role of the new learning.

Education is a matter of accumulation. It has been seven or eight years since the new school started, and a ten-year-old child is now seventeen or eighteen years old.

The new values ​​of a generation have already taken shape.

It seems that with the accumulation of new education, more and more people will realize that there is a new world outside.

Zhao Ning began to think about all the illusory problems in the future again.

Of course, to say it is ethereal means that we don’t have much of a clue yet, and our ideas need to be sorted out gradually.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Ning arrived at the south of the city. He got off the carriage and was surrounded by guards.

Looking at the desolate open space in this area, fearing that the Zhao Guan family would not be able to accept it, Wang Zongli quickly explained: "This area has been decided to build residences. In the near future, this area will be houses, and that area will be built as a business area.

There are banks, post offices, cloth shops, rice markets, vegetable markets, everything you need.”

"How much did it sell for now?"

Wang Zongmiao was startled.

"I mean how much did the land cost?"

"Including the north, west and east of the city, a total of 4 million guan has been sold. If nothing goes wrong, 5 million guan of land can be sold this year, and it will continue to grow next year. I have done a survey and many people in the city are now short of housing.

, as long as it is built, it will not be sold, and there are many people from other counties in Gyeonggi who want to come to the capital."

"The Zhengshitang just discussed the capital management amount for the capital yesterday," Qian Yuqing said.

"What do you mean?" Wang Zongliu asked.

"There can only be a maximum of 3.5 million people." Qian Yuqing said, "This is what Mr. Zhao proposed."

"Why is this?" Wang Zonglio immediately became excited, "The more people there are, the more land we can sell. We are not afraid that they will not come to the capital. Now many people are fighting to make money in the capital."

Wang Zongyi looked like a profiteer: "The more people there are, the more people buy houses, and the houses become rarer. Naturally, people line up to grab rare items. If you line up to grab them, the price of the house can increase. The price of the house can increase. Too
Chapter completed!