Because he studied the art of dual cultivation of life in a simple and easy-to-understand way, Wu Haogu slept until the sun was noon before getting up. When he arrived at Chongzheng Hall the next day, it was already very late. Seeing that the priests in the hall were given seats and tea, he knew that they had talked to Zhao Ji for a long time, and they didn't know what they were discussing?

Seeing Wu Haogu come in under the guidance of a small yellow gate, Zhao Ji smiled and asked, "Wu Qing looks good today, but is there a happy event?"

"There is indeed a happy event in my family, but it is not my minister's father who is going to have a son in old age."

Zhao Ji laughed, "Wu Chengzhi is not old, why can't he get a son? Your uncle who was only a Jinshi in his sixties or seventies also got a son?"

"He's amazing," Wu Haogu smiled, "My uncle is pregnant again!"

Zhao Ji and Wu Haogu talked about Wu Zhongyi, the 561st Jinshi in the third year of Yuanfu. He was 66 years old when he was in high school. After high school, he married a courtesan lady in his thirties to fill the house, which almost became a joke in the officialdom. However, the old man was still stronger and stronger. At the age of 68, he really gave birth to an uncle for Wu Haogu. Not long ago, Wu Zhongyi, who was already 70 years old, even let his "maid courtesan lady" get pregnant again, not only the old man is still stronger!

However, compared with his ability in childbirth, Wu Zhongyi's official career is not good. Now he is still a ninth-rank candidate and is the last Jinshi, so he got a county lieutenant who was not allowed to be investigated for three years. Moreover, he is over 60 years old, and officials of this age cannot participate in the Mojian. Therefore, it is difficult for Wu Zhongyi to be promoted. He can only rely on meritorious service or the country encounters great good news. The emperor's grace is so great that he can only get promoted when middle and low-level officials are generally promoted.

The opportunity for general promotion is right in front of you. When the war with Xixia is officially over, the emperor's grace will be greatly improved!

However, no matter how powerful the emperor's grace is, Wu Zhongyi will never be promoted to the capital, unless he makes a contribution...

"Oh, is that?" Zhao Ji replied with a smile, but he had already taken Wu Haogu's expression into his eyes, and nothing unusual was.

"The memorial sent by Su Che said that he knew about Qian Shun's submission, and this matter was indeed done by Gao Qiu." Zhao Ji stopped his smile and turned to the topic.

Wu Hao Ancient Dao: "The barbarians fear power but do not have virtue. Gao Qiu stationed 100,000 troops in Malingzhou, so it is naturally easy to convince people."

"But the Khitan still doesn't accept it!" Zhao Ji looked at Wu Haogu.

"I will definitely be able to convince the Khitans with two Goryeo taxes."

Wu Haogu immediately asked for his order. He returned to Kaifeng Prefecture for two main things. One was to report the progress of the Jiehe negotiations to the court; the other was to pick up Pan Qiaolian and other family members and children to the Jiehe north, and it was almost time to set off now.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "With your words, I will feel relieved.

In addition, I have already found out that the Tianfang Sect enthroned the Taohua Stone Khan... There is indeed something!"

Zhao Ji asked Guo Jing to take the people from the Imperial City Department directly to the Tianfang Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture to investigate the matter. There was nothing to be polite about the Song Dynasty! After arresting the person, he was beaten to Kaifeng Prefecture (the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty did not have its own cell and had no right to interrogate), so naturally he asked everything, so Li Zhong, who just mentioned the Imperial City Department, had already reported it.

There are both Taohuashi Khan and the Chinese Governor. It was really the Caliph who sealed it randomly more than a hundred years ago!

Although it was a random seal, it still made Zhao Ji very angry!

The tradition in China is that there is no day and no king in the people. There is only one emperor of the Song Dynasty, and now it is Zhao Ji. How can the caliph of the Tianfang Sect speak his own words and even appoint one?

Wu Haogu glanced at Su Dongpo, and the right minister of the dynasty happened to speak: "Your Majesty, you should not be taken lightly in this matter, otherwise where is the majesty of the Song Dynasty? Where does the country exist?"

Cai Jing asked, "Your Majesty, I suggest to investigate the Tianfang Sect in the country."

Listening to Su Dongpo and Cai Jing's words, Zhao Ji smiled and nodded. He really couldn't ignore this matter. He looked at Wu Haogu again: "Wu Qing, you are familiar with overseas affairs. In your opinion, how should we deal with the current situation?"

"Our court is a country of etiquette, and we should first be polite and then soldiers." Wu Haogudun drank, "You can send an envoy to the Great Shi Kingdom to ask about this matter. At the same time, you will send military ships to the Three Buddhas to control the important waterways leading to the Great Shi Kingdom in order to put pressure on the Great Shi Kingdom!

As for the Tianfang Sect in China, there is no need to ban it for the time being. You can wait until the delegation returns before making a decision."

Wu Haogu did not want to break up with the Tianfang Sect, and there was no possibility of this. Now is not an awesome era of Tianfang Sect, and the Caliph has long become a puppet of the Turks. Baghdad may not have listened to the Caliph, so what else do you think of China? I guess when I heard that the Song Dynasty was going to provoke a military force and asked for guilt, my calves were so scared that I felt weak.

"Then who can go on a mission to the Great Food Country?" Zhao Ji asked again.

The country of Great Food is far away! I haven’t told you about it for several years, and maybe I can’t come back if I go.

"You can select envoys from the doctors of Yuntai Academy," Wu Haogudao, "As long as the court can grant official positions, I believe there will be many people willing to go to the Great Food Country."

"That's great!" Zhao Ji agreed, "The envoy can be awarded to the ambassador, and all the members will be awarded to the young envoy."

The Emperor of Song Dynasty thought about it and asked again: "Can the Coastal Maritime Control Department send troops to the Three Buddhas now?"

Wu Haogu’s ancient saying: “Report to Your Majesty, it’s too late this year. When the wind blows next year, you should be able to send several warships to escort the delegation all the way south to the Three Buddhas.”

Wu Haogu has been developing maritime power for many years, and now has a fleet that can be voyed far away. However, this small fleet is not in Jiehe Shang City, but is taken by Hu Yanqing and Wu Side to the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan Island and Luzon Island. They set out last year and will return next summer according to the plan and go to sea again, at least next winter.

Zhao Ji thought for a while: "The Three Buddhas and Qi Kingdom is also a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. If the warships pass by, they must be completely uninflicted, so as not to make the Three Buddhas and Qi feel fear."

"I obey the order."

Wu Haogu then replied: "The Black Khan Uighurs' crimes are indeed unforgivable. Not only did they call themselves the Khan of China, but they also captured the land of the four towns of Anxi! If they do not ask about their crimes, how can the laws of heaven exist?"

Zhao Ji understood what Wu Haogu meant, "Wu Qing meant to agree with what Qian Shun asked?"

"In my foolish opinion, it is best to give Xingzhou a chance to make contributions and redeem yourself." Wuhao Ancient Road.

"If Xingzhou annexes the four towns of Anxi, will it become bigger again?" Cai Jing asked with his beard.

"If the Black Khan Uighurs are strong, then Xingzhou will send troops to fight and fight will inevitably suffer both losses." Wuhao Ancient Road, "It is very likely that the Hexi Army will be turned into Hexi Road by then, why not? If the Black Khan Uighurs are vulnerable, then the Hexi and Anxi armies will expand westward in the future... This can be regarded as driving tigers and swallowing wolves. In any case, it will not threaten the safety of the northwest of the Song Dynasty."

The Black Khan Uighurs must not be able to defeat the Western Xia, but I don’t know how the Seljuk Turks were. If the Western Xia swallowed the territory of the Black Khan Uighurs, they might have a big battle with the Seljuk Turks!

However, no matter who wins and who loses, there is no harm to the Song Dynasty.

"Then agree to the request from Ganshun," Zhao Ji seemed to be convinced by Wu Haogu, "Let him be the governor of Hexi and the great captain of Anxi!

He asked Gao Qiu to be the Xuanfu envoy of the three routes of Shuofang, Hexi and Anxi, and also to be the commander of Lingzhou affairs and command troops; then he appointed Su Chi to the three routes of money and grain, and sent the transfer envoy of the three routes of Northwest routes.

In addition, Xuan Zhao Ganshun came to the Hajj to meet him!"

When they heard that Zhao Ji wanted to announce Zhao Ganshun to enter the court, the civil and military officials in Chongzheng Hall were stunned.

After entering the court, can you still go back to go to war for your father?

...

When he returned to the Lihua Villa from Chongzheng Hall, Pan Qiaolian and Luohanbi had already prepared all the luggage of the whole family going north to Jiehe Shang City. Pan Qiaolian was a little reluctant to leave Kaifeng Prefecture, so there were a lot of things to take away from Kaifeng Prefecture. There were always thousands of boxes of all sizes!

It is very inconvenient to transport such things by carriage and horse, so Wu Haogu asked Su Dalang to prepare more than a dozen ordinate ships and load all the packed belongings on the ordinate ships.

"Dalang, Zhengdao, Wulang, Mo Niangzi, Qu Xiucai, Shangzhi, Sihai... I'll ask you guys for the business in Kaifeng Prefecture." Before leaving Kaifeng Prefecture, Wu Haogu invited his "executives" to the Lihua Villa.

They are Su Dalang, Zhang Zeduan, Mo Niangzi, Qu Huajie, Xie Shangbin and Wei Sihai, all of whom have followed Wu Haogu for many years.

"The head office of the Republicans will also move to Jiehe Shangshi in the future." Wu Haogu picked up the wine glass and toasted the senior executives. "But Christie's, Huagu's and Wanjiaxing will continue to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture in the future... In a while, Su Dalang will move with the head office. In the future, Christie's, Huagu's and Wanjiaxing will have to operate independently in Kaifeng Prefecture!"

In Wuhaogu's business territory, Christie's, Huakui and Wanjiaxing are still irreplaceable cash cows. However, new profit growth points have begun to appear. These new growth points are based on Jiehe Commercial City or JD Commercial City. They are mainly concentrated in commercial operations, finance, marine trade, winemaking, equipment, shipbuilding, metallurgy and other industries.

In other words, Wu Haogu’s industry is undergoing upgrading!

The main driving force for this round of industrial upgrading is not Wu Haogu itself, nor even the increasingly prosperous Jiehe Market, but Yuntai Academy!

As time goes by, the institution of positivism and rationalism, which has begun to enter the stage where academic and philosophical research can be conducted from the pioneering stage. Now it is the Middle Ages, and the threshold for academic and philosophical research is not very high. As long as there is a rational trial and error (positivism) method, the talent to master this method, as well as abundant funding and demand, the research progress can be quite rapid.
Chapter completed!