Secretary Li whispered in Qin Xi's ear: "Just to go through the motions, I will arrange for someone to deal with it later. The filing will not leave any traces. You can also use this matter to negotiate terms with these big cannibals."

"Okay, you take care of it." After saying that, Qin Xi turned his horse's head and left.

Secretary Li said to Zhang Tao: "Take these people to Nancheng Patrol to register and file."

"Shangguan..."

"You just have to make arrangements."

Zhang Tao came over immediately and said a few words to the big cannibals. One of them said impatiently: "You invited us here, what are you going to do now!"

Another person said: "After all, this is other people's place, don't make things worse."

Several people followed Zheng Xi and went to Nancheng to patrol and register.

Secretary Li arranged for an inspection to take the mother and son to the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.

This is considered a civil dispute. If the two parties do not reconcile on the spot, the government must intervene and the Kaifeng Prefecture will appoint officials to judge.

When everyone saw that Zheng Xi had taken the person away, they dispersed one after another.

"Let's go back." Zhao Ning said.

Wang Zonglio said: "We don't care about this matter?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

After returning to the palace, Zhao Ning immediately called Gao Qiu.

"Go and check out a group of cannibals who just came to the capital. I want detailed information."

"Yes, your Majesty, don't worry, just leave this matter to me."

After Gao Qiu left, Qian Yuqing said: "The cannibals are relatively responsible in the Celestial Empire, but there are also some people who do radical things. The person I know named Pu Luoxin is still very good at what he does."

Zhao Ning stared at the map of the southeast coast in trance. After a while, he said: "The Yi people have no etiquette and behave like animals."

He, a 21st century traveler, stands in the perspective of future generations and understands too much brutal history in the history of human civilization and conquest.

Don't have any good illusions about those people.

Not just Europeans.

Let’s just talk about this era. What kind of situation has Jerusalem become?

The Arabs and Europeans started one bloody storm after another, piling up mountains of corpses and trampling on human lives like grass.

Do you want to say they are gentle?

Isn’t that nonsense!

Let’s not talk about the West, let’s talk about the Eastern world.

In Guangzhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a massacre of Guangzhou by the cannibals.

Let’s talk about the cannibal Pu Shougeng in the late Southern Song Dynasty. In order to claim credit, he almost massacred the entire Song Dynasty clan.

Those who travel across the ocean to do business are all risking their lives. Which one is the good guy?

From today's incident, Zhao Ning has deeply felt the dangers along the coast.

Qian Yuqing said: "The big cannibal really doesn't understand the rules of our court."

"Let me ask you, this is the capital, why are these big cannibals so arrogant?" Zhao Ning's tone was a little cold, "Do they think the Song Dynasty wants to do business with them, so they don't dare to touch them?"

"I thought it was possible that the officials below wanted to make meritorious deeds, and it was a bit too much to speculate on their superiors' intentions."

"Are you saying that the imperial court issued an order that attached great importance to the business with the cannibals, so that some officials wanted to serve these cannibals well to achieve meritorious service and curry favor with the people above them in order to get promoted?"

"Yes."

"I admit that what you said makes sense, but this is not the fundamental reason."

"I am stupid, please give me some advice, Your Majesty."

"If the Celestial Empire sends troops to wipe out the barbarians from all directions on the sea, and then calls in the cannibals to give them a chance to transport the Song Dynasty's goods to their country, and their people have come to the capital, will they still dare to use that attitude?" Zhao Ning

Said, "Do the officials below still think that they need to please the barbarians in order to be promoted?"

"This..." Qian Yuqing was speechless, "That's what your Majesty said."

"How are your naval warships doing in the South China Sea now?"

"I just received a report from Li Bao a few days ago and wiped out a group of bandits at sea."

"How can I demonstrate my power by just wiping out bandits on the sea?" Zhao Guanjia stared at the blurry map of the South China Sea and said, "Is the cannibal's power in the South China Sea very strong?"

"It is true that both in Sulu and Srivijaya, there are very powerful forces." Qian Yuqing said, "Many businessmen in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Hangzhou go south to the South China Sea. It depends on their faces.

As a result, the bargaining power of South China Sea commodities was monopolized by the cannibals and Srivijaya."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Zhao Ning was slightly angry, "Li Bao's warships are not enough, or are the bronze cannons I gave you not enough? Or are the latest muskets not equipped for the navy?"

"No, Your Majesty, Srivijaya is too far away from the Celestial Empire. The risk for our army to launch an expedition is too great. The increase in profits after the expedition may be limited." Qian Yuqing said, "Now the big cannibals are willing to come to Hangzhou and pay a high price.

To buy our products, we don’t have to send a big ship to the South China Sea in person, which is undoubtedly a huge benefit to us.”

"Your business thinking is too serious and you haven't converted to political thinking." Zhao Ning directly pointed out his dissatisfaction with Qian Yuqing, "This matter is not just as simple as making money right now, I know you want to do business.

If peace is valued and too much emphasis is placed on force, it may cause damage to business."

"This is indeed what I mean, but my knowledge is shallow. Please give me your advice."

"Now businessmen from Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Hangzhou go south to the South China Sea. Not only do they have to bear huge risks, but they also have to bear high sea taxes in the South China Sea, and they cannot develop the local resources of the countries in the South China Sea. The hidden costs here are huge.

of."

He added: "Take Japan as an example. If the court exchanges their gold and silver for what they want, and one day they are unwilling to exchange it, wouldn't it be gone?"

Qian Yuqing was silent.

"But if the imperial court sends a warship over, uses bronze cannons to blast open the gate of Japan's harbor, and demands that they must accept your calligraphy and paintings by Qian Yuqing in exchange for their gold, will the initiative rest in the hands of me, the Song Dynasty?

When the time comes, you can mine as much gold and silver as you want?"

"Your Majesty is right."

"Where is the largest stronghold of the Great Eater in the South China Sea?" Zhao Ning asked.

"The Linga in Srivijaya is the strategic location between the east and west seas."

Linga?

Zhao Ning is not sure where this Linjia is, but hearing that this east-west sea area is at the center of the sea, could it be Singapore in later generations?

Normal people realize that the ancient Arabs fought against the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions.

But in fact, the Arabs had already begun to expand colonization on the sea.

Especially for the South China Sea area, it has not only an economic impact, but also an impact on belief and political system.

Later, when Europeans arrived in the South China Sea, they were shocked to discover that Islam had already taken root here.

"Just pick the largest stronghold and let Li Bao find a reason to destroy it."

"Your Majesty, we have just finished negotiating a big deal with the Big Eater. This time they are here for future cooperation. If we start a war at this time, I'm afraid..."
Chapter completed!