"Your grandfather, my grandfather, told me that our family was Australia who fled here. I planned to build a new city here in the future. The capital of the Song Dynasty was still in Lin'an. It could be the Kyoto in the north, that is, Beijing. When I had nothing to do, I would go back to live. Your grandfather also told me that there are iron ore and coal mines in the east of our hometown, and a river that can reach the sea. Isn't it a waste not to build a steel plant here?" Of course, Hong Tao could not answer this question truthfully, so he moved the sinking Australia as a shield again, saying that it was a nose and eye-catching one. Even if you know he was lying, he would not find any fault.

"Your Majesty, you want to use the reasons of the steel plant to immigrate to the north on a large scale, right? There are more than one place in the Song Dynasty where there are iron ore and coal mines. There is no need to build a steel plant that requires a lot of workers so far just for the palace. But have you ever thought about how to transport the produced steel? Even if there is a big river that can directly enter the sea, it is a bit expensive to go thousands of miles." Hong Tao could use any ancestors, Australia and other words to deceive Hong Jinhe and Speaker Wang, but he could not deceive Yi Yi. Governing the country and planning is his main business. In the eyes of others, it is a steel plant, but it is not that simple in his eyes.

"I have only talked about opening up the coastal cities and infrastructure of the Song Dynasty. When did I say that even the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty had to be explained clearly to the imperial government? I am not begging for charity with the empire. We are exchanging equally. Is the empire now the custom of digging the ground before doing business?" After explaining for half a night, Hong Tao was not only annoyed but also tired. Frauding people is a high-intensity mental labor, but also requires energy and physical strength. Hong Tao could hardly help but curse people for Yi Yi's endless interrogation.

"Uh... don't get me wrong, I just... just..." Yi Yiyi saw that Hong Tao was anxious and wanted to defend himself, but after taking a long time of evasion, he couldn't find a suitable one. He asked for such details, and he said he wanted to give Emperor Hong a staff officer. His identity was wrong, and he could not use such a staff officer among the countries. You said that he was afraid that Emperor Hong would not consider it well, and it was unreasonable. Even those who had been plotting against the entire Song Dynasty could still consider it well?

"You don't need to make things difficult for Prime Minister Yi. I'm just a steel mill. I'll make the decision for him. Speaker Wang, what do you think?" Hong Jinhe felt that his father was angry and was embarrassed by the conditions he proposed. He refused to show weakness, so he randomly said that he wanted to build a steel mill on a wasteland. He simply agreed to this condition and see how his father stepped down! He also let him give himself a soft hand, and it's a rare opportunity.

"There shouldn't be too big of a problem with the parliament. I don't understand other things very well. I have never been to this place at all..." Speaker Wang didn't think much about it. He looked at the map carefully and shook his head. He really couldn't figure out the old emperor's ideas.

"That's good. The steel factory empire is all in charge. Even the cost of maritime transportation is paid by the empire. You only need to provide manpower. The empire can also build another cement factory for you locally to avoid shipping cement from sea to sea. If you are not at ease, Prime Minister Yi and I can write you a memorandum as proof, but the warship will have to enter the Royal Navy fleet at dawn tomorrow." Hong Jinhe was a little excited, and finally he cheated his omnipotent father. The opportunity must not be lost and he will not come again! It must be finalized quickly, and he cannot give his father a chance to repent.

"Hahahaha... Lao Wen, you see it, how is my son? Everyone knows it's cheating! As a result, I'll give you the warship immediately!" After hearing Hong Jinhe's words, Hong Tao laughed to the sky, as if he was not embarrassed at all, and even showed off Hong Jinhe's performance to Wen Nan.

"Come on, prepare the pen, ink and paper, and my seal!" If Hong Jinhe was a little unsure before this and was about to bet with his father, now he is 100% sure that his father lost the bet. Because in Hong Jinhe's memory, his father has a very hidden habit. Whenever he is nervous, his hand will involuntarily touch his chin, as if he has a beard. When Hong Tao laughed just now, his hand was already touching his chin.

"By the way, let my secretary bring the seal too." Yi Yi is also a person who knows Hong Tao very well, and he is a spy leader. He is not unfamiliar with Hong Tao's habitual actions. Of course, he is also a judgment with Hong Jinhe. Although the other party is the founding emperor of the empire and has also been his own boss, in this case, it is not impossible to cheat. He can gain the advantage of the old emperor in negotiations and show his face when he speaks out.

Everyone felt that if they took advantage of this matter, they would naturally be very efficient. A triple memorandum soon came to Hong Tao's hand. It was clearly written and stamped with a private seal between the Emperor and the Prime Minister of the Empire. Hong Tao and Wen Nan also signed their names. Although this thing cannot be considered a formal agreement between the two countries, generally speaking, it has legal effect. It is only necessary to add the details and formally follow the procedures by the governments of both sides.

I ate, drank, and talked. Even if the negotiations could be suspended, because it was already midnight, even if it was polite, I had to let Hong Tao and Wen Nan rest. Hong Jinhe felt that he had revenge on his father, and his resentment calmed down. Looking at his father who was running around in a white head, his heart was mixed. In order to express his feelings to his father and to make up for the impulse just now, he gave out the emperor's cabin. In fact, this was originally my father's bedroom, and this ship was made specifically for his father.

"Oh, it's been nearly ten years in a flash, but it hasn't changed much here. You go to bed too, and you'll say something tomorrow morning. By the way, you say to the captain on duty, don't whistle when you wake up in the morning, so I can't sleep more. But the older I'm old, the more I sleep, and it's not enough to sleep. It's really evil!" After entering the cabin below the stern, Hong Tao seemed to have returned to the era when he was riding on the sea with this giant ship. Touching the boards of Huanghuali and stomping the cherry wood floor. When he was old, they didn't look old at all, and the patterns were still so beautiful.

"Father, if you are really in a dilemma, please return the memorandum to me. I'll go to Prime Minister Yi and burn the other two. Keep the warship yourself, and the Iron Factory Empire will also help you. You don't have to come forward to this matter yourself. Just let Uncle Wen talk to Prime Minister Yi." After anger, Hong Jinhe felt that his performance just now seemed to be a little disrespectful to his father.

Although my father has not helped me over the years, from another perspective, I don’t need help without him, because the imperial emperor is at least still his father, and he is still a crown prince. Only after sitting in the emperor’s seat, Hong Jinhe could realize how difficult his father’s abdication was. You can’t let go of power just by wanting to, at least you can’t do it yet.

"Boy, I have won your heart, but as the emperor of the empire, you are no longer a person in the ordinary sense. You must always separate national interests and personal feelings. Which one is more important depends on the specific situation at that time. I came back this time and didn't expect to take the empire because you are my son, because I know this will harm you. By the same token, you can't throw the imperial law aside just because I am your father. If you do this once, you can't stop it."

"As for the matter of steel plants and warships, I won't say much to you at the national level, but now we are father and son chatting, I will say more to you, I have taken a big advantage in this matter. I just tried to touch my chin on the dinner table. Those warships are no longer useful to me now, and I don't plan to compete with the empire for sea control at sea. The coastal borders of the Song Dynasty have been protected by imperial warships for a long time. I even saved the cost of naval construction. What's the use of these warships?"

"But steel mills are different. If the Song Dynasty wants to develop, it must have its own industrial foundation. Prime Minister Yi is right. I have to move the wealthy people in the south to the north, but I cannot force the people to move like the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I have to use my interests to induce them to move on their own. No matter how rich the Song Dynasty is, there will still be poor people. If I issue a decree, anyone who goes to the north to cultivate can get his own land; anyone who goes to the northern factory can get a considerable salary and treatment. Do you think anyone will go? I think the people who go there must be full of official roads, which is why I have to give a lot of the infrastructure of the Song Dynasty to the imperial merchants."

"The financial resources of the Song Dynasty alone are not enough to take care of both the north and the south. I am using the financial resources of the empire to help the Song Dynasty restore its vitality. But the empire is not a fool. The imperial government will not do anything without interests, even if the interests are small, and this is my helpless choice. Your father is fifty-seven years old this year. Even if he is in good health, he will have about ten years to do it. If he doesn't use this method, the Song Dynasty will not be able to transform it on the day I die."

Hong Jinhe was able to take the initiative to show weakness to himself, and intend to violate the imperial laws and privately tear down the agreement that had been signed and favorable to the empire. This touched Hong Tao very much. After all, he is his own son, and he is still different from others. However, Hong Tao still has to criticize this son. He has no problem in being a human being, but he has a big problem in being an emperor. If you choose the profession of the emperor, you must put aside some qualities that were originally normal people. There is no way. Every job has an occupational disease. This is the occupational disease of being an emperor, and no one can avoid it.
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