Half a year after leaving Beijing, Li Zhang and his group finally returned to the capital. Zhao Zhen also knew that Li Zhang had worked hard all the way, so he did not rush to summon him. Li Zhang also took this opportunity to stay at home and spend more time with his family. However, Lu Wu and his group had not returned from Yanyun, but they sent back a few letters. The last one was a month ago. According to Lu Wu, they bought a farm there and planned to live there for a while before returning to Beijing. Mobile hps:

Li Zhang was helpless about Lu Wu and his friends' decision. When they reach a certain age, they will become more and more stubborn. This is particularly obvious to Lu Wu. Speaking of which, Lu Wu and Empress Dowager Li had a relationship, but unfortunately, God's will made people so that the two of them could not get together in the end. Otherwise, Li Zhang would have to change his words and call each other a uncle.

Three days later, Li Zhang entered the palace in a carriage, but on the way to the palace, he found that there had been some changes in the capital. That was, some signs were erected on some open spaces on both sides of the street, with some official notices posted on them, some of which were sea arrest documents for prisoners, but more were some newly issued decrees by the court.

Looking at the signs on both sides of the street, Li Zhang suddenly thought of the newspaper column that flourished in a certain period in later generations. This thing has the same function as the signboard, except that the newspaper column is posted with newspapers. In order to prevent it from being taken away, the newspaper column is generally composed of glass windows on both sides, and the newspaper is placed in the glass window for people to watch. However, with the rise of the Internet, traditional media such as newspapers became backward, and the newspaper columns became increasingly rare, and later became directly a place for advertising.

When Li Zhang thought of the newspaper column, he also thought of the newspaper. Speaking of which, he had long wanted to make the newspaper, but he didn't care about these things before. After all, there were too many problems in the Song Dynasty at that time, and the influence of newspapers was also very great. A bad thing might become a tool for those with ulterior motives.

However, it is indeed time to get the newspaper out. After all, newspapers are also one of the tools to enable people's wisdom. Moreover, with the promotion of newspapers, the circulation of news can be accelerated, so that some people can grasp the source of the news, thereby inciting those who do not know the truth to cause trouble. For example, in the past few years, some people in the south used missionary to uprising, and those who were motivated were all foolish men and women. If the newspaper can use the means of exposing the genius, this situation may be avoided.

Just as Li Zhang was considering the newspaper, the carriage finally entered the imperial city. When Zhao Zhen learned that Li Zhang was coming, he immediately summoned him in the Chuigong Hall, and accompanied him were Lu Yijian and other prime ministers. After all, the matter of rectifying the navy is so big, these people must be involved. Among the few ministers, Li Zhang also saw Cheng Lin, whom he recommended, at a glance. He had already rushed back to the capital from Daming Mansion and replaced Wang Zeng's original position.

"Cousin, what's going on in the south? Have you noticed anything?" Seeing Li Zhang coming in, Zhao Zhen immediately asked impatiently. Although Li Zhang had sent him some of his experiences from time to time before, Zhao Zhen still wanted to listen to Li Zhang's introduction to the situation on the southern coast with his own ears.

At this time, Li Zhang also took out a thick record from his arms and sent it to Zhao Zhen and said, "Report to Your Majesty, this is what I have seen, heard, and thought in Quanzhou and other places, and there are also many confessions and evidence of Hu merchants breaking the law and discipline in the coastal areas. For this reason, I also killed these people in the city. There were also many officials involved, and these people were also escorted to the capital to wait for His Majesty's disposal!"

"I have asked someone to go to trial the case of Sun Li and others, and I will never let these corrupt officials go!" When talking about the arrested officials, Zhao Zhen also spoke in anger at this time. After saying that, he also took Li Zhang's record. However, because the record was too detailed, he could not finish it for a while, so he could only roughly flip it and put it aside, and then asked Li Zhang to tell me about the general situation.

Li Zhang immediately started talking about himself when he arrived in Quanzhou. When Zhao Zhen heard that Li Zhang was almost murdered by officials in Quanzhou, his face turned red with anger. Although he knew that Li Zhang had returned safely, he still had the intention of killing Sun Li and others. Of course, these people had committed death sentences, and no one could save them now.

After Li Zhang finished speaking, he executed all the Hu merchants who committed crimes on the spot, Lu Yijian suddenly frowned and said, "Marquis Dingbei, those Hu merchants have committed serious crimes, but if you kill them publicly, you will definitely scare other Hu merchants who have not committed crimes. If they dare not stop at the port of our Song Dynasty in the future, wouldn't it affect the future maritime trade?"

Lu Yijian's concerns also aroused the approval of other ministers. They didn't care about the lives of some Hu merchants at all, but the sea trade was profitable. If this affected the sea trade situation, the court's tax revenue next year would be discounted.

"Lu Xiang doesn't need to say too much. This matter was told by me. Although the sea trade brought huge profits, it cannot ignore the laws and regulations. This time, killing these Hu merchants is not enough to intimidate these people. I decided to issue an order to strictly prohibit the Hu people from settled in our Song Dynasty, let alone buy and sell real estate!" Zhao Zhen immediately said sternly again. The things Li Zhang showed him before had aroused his hatred for the Hu people, so it was normal for these two decrees to appear.

"Your Majesty, is this... this... is it a bit too strict? If Hu Shang doesn't want to come to my Song Dynasty, how should I ship my Song Dynasty's goods?" At this time, Lu Yijian said helplessly again, and the eyes of looking at Zhao Zhen were also a little puzzled.

"This matter is settled, there is no room for negotiation!" Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said very domineeringly. Now Lu Yijian has no choice. After all, Zhao Zhen is the emperor, and Zhao Zhen's prestige has also reached after the recovery of Yan Yun. If he forcibly issued such a government order, he would not be able to stop it.

"In fact, there is no need to worry about Lu Xiang. Although there are many Hu people in the maritime businessmen, there are more Han people. As long as the court encourages merchants to go overseas, it is not difficult to transport goods overseas!" Li Zhang also spoke up and expressed his attitude.

Seeing that Li Zhang actually agreed with Zhao Zhen's idea, Lu Yijian and others were even more confused. However, Li Zhang did not intend to explain, but continued to talk about another problem he saw when he went south this time, that is, the situation of the navy. Compared with the sea trade, building a powerful navy is the most urgent. Otherwise, even if the sea trade prospers in the future, the Song Dynasty would not have the strength to ensure the safety of the sea.

"Your Majesty, I think the navy can be divided into two, one of which is dedicated to the inland rivers, and the other part is dedicated to the maritime security. It can be named the navy to distinguish it from the traditional navy!" Li Zhang finally told his suggestions to the navy.
Chapter completed!