The fleet went all the way south along the coastline, only adding coal and water once in Fuzhou and Anping, and rushed to Lu Song Dynasty through wind and rain. The vast sea was extremely beautiful when it was calm, and the sea and sky were the same color, which made the students feel relaxed and happy. When the storm came,
The wind and clouds changed color, raged uncontrollably, and the violent turbulence made the students vomit the last drop of acid in their stomachs. In short, after this voyage, these young people experienced a baptism of nature and understood how vast the outside world is.
When the ship arrived in Xinbianjing, there was still a warm welcome ceremony. The guard of honor, the drum band, the bustling people, the sea of flowers, the familiar yellow faces, black eyes, and Han costumes made everyone feel as if they were home.
I feel that because Liu Ziguang's status is quite special, he has the title of Lord Protector of the Song Dynasty on his head, so the officials in the Song Dynasty did not greet foreign envoys with courtesy, but bowed down and bowed. Liu Ziguang got on the carriage
After that, we went directly to the palace. There was still a sea of flowers along the way. The people held garlands and shouted: "Defender of the Country! Liu Shaobao!" The students were very confused, when did our commander become the Lord Protector of the Country? Prince Young Master
I have heard of the position of "Bao", but it is just an inconspicuous title among the many false titles of the Marshal. I really don't understand why these people in Song Dynasty value this title so much.
The soldiers did not understand the deep Yue Fei complex of the people who traveled to the Song Dynasty, but Liu Ziguang knew very well that the other party held such a high-standard welcome ceremony which made him uncomfortable.
The tricks of the people in Song Dynasty will only impeach themselves more crazily.
When they arrived at the palace, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down. Liu Ziguang's guards were stopped at Xuande Gate and were not allowed to enter. Only the Protector of the Kingdom was allowed to enter the palace to meet the saint. The palace in Song Dynasty was still gorgeous and exquisite, with its magnificent eaves and ridges exposed under the cover of green trees.
, there are no traces of the war during the last imperial mutiny. The people of the Song Dynasty advocated white. Liu Ziguang followed the local customs and wore a short-sleeved tulle robe with hidden python patterns. The python patterns were all woven with weft threads, and could only be used in certain situations.
It can only be seen under the viewing angle, which is both beautiful and low-key.
The audience ceremony was held in the Daqing Hall. The two sisters Zhao Wen and Zhao Jing were sitting behind the bead curtain and took over Liu Ziguang's kneeling ceremony. The Zen ceremony was extraordinary. After careful calculation by Qin Tianjian, it was arranged at the beginning of the new year, that is, next year's National Day.
It's the first day of the new year, so now the head of state in the Song Dynasty is still Zhao Wen, but all government affairs have been handed over to Zhao Jing, the supervisor. Zhao Jing's father, Prince Taiping, is in charge of Pingzhang military affairs, but all the power has been taken away by his daughter.
, the old man is just an empty frame.
After the ceremony, the Queen asked the eunuch to give Liu Ziguang a seat. Liu Ziguang thanked him. He sat on the jade-covered stool and looked at the Queen behind the bead curtain without scruples. Because the dragon robe was extremely wide, and the dragon
Zhao Wen's big belly could not be seen due to the obstruction of the bookcase. Both sides were civil and military officials who were traveling in the Song Dynasty, and Liu Ziguang could not openly mention these private matters.
Fortunately, the formal ceremony ended quickly, and Zhao Wen drove back to the harem, leaving Zhao Jing and Liu Ziguang to discuss state affairs. Liu Ziguang quickly looked up and saw that Zhao Wen was actually wearing a dragon robe similar to the Goryeo style.
Her figure was well hidden, and her belly was still not visible. It must have been done deliberately to hide it. After all, getting pregnant out of wedlock is very shameless. Liu Ziguang understood this.
What followed was a formal diplomatic negotiation. The two parties moved to the Wende Hall, where a long table had been prepared, covered with velvet, flowers and tea. Zhao Jing led a group of civil and military officials from the Song Dynasty to sit on the table
On one side, there was only Liu Ziguang sitting alone on the other side.
"Guo Guo Gong, now we can talk about deepening cooperation between the Song and Ming Dynasties. Our country has drawn up a list and I hope you can sign it on behalf of the Ming Dynasty." Zhao Jing got straight to the point and took out a bound document.
Return it to Liu Ziguang.
Liu Ziguang didn't speak. He silently took the document and looked through it. It was a formal diplomatic proposal. It listed a long list of cooperation intentions, including clauses that continued to reduce tariffs, expand the import of goods from Song Dynasty, open ports, and implement preferential tax rates.
, Liu Ziguang thought it was acceptable, but there was a clause about bringing in workers from the Ming Dynasty that shocked him.
People from the Song Dynasty actually proposed to bring in as many as one million Han workers!
Not to mention that Liu Ziguang did not dare to agree to such a large-scale labor export, even if he agreed, he would not be able to take charge of it. The Han people's homeland mentality is deeply rooted. Many farmers have never left their county in their lives. The furthest they can go is to visit neighboring villages.
The fishermen and merchants along the coast just took a long voyage by boat. No matter how far they traveled, they would eventually return to their hometown. However, according to Zhao Jing's intention, they directly introduced one million Han people as common people in Song Dynasty. What kind of laborers were they?
migrant.
Large-scale immigration activities also occurred in history. In the late Yuan Dynasty, there were continuous wars, continuous floods in the Huanghuai River Basin, and frequent famines. Seventy-eighty percent of the people in Lianghuai, Shandong, Hebei, and Henan died. The wounds of the wars in the late Yuan Dynasty were not healed in time, and in the early Ming Dynasty,
The "Battle of Jingnan" came one after another. Hebei, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui were severely affected, and they were almost deserted. Only Shanxi, ruled by the Mongolian nobles Chahan Tiemuer and his son, was relatively stable and had good weather.
There have been good harvests year after year. Compared with neighboring provinces, Shanxi's economy is prosperous and its population is prosperous. Furthermore, a large number of refugees from other provinces have flowed into Shanxi, making Shanxi a densely populated area. Therefore, from the early years of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Yongle, five
In more than ten years, eight large-scale immigration activities have been organized.
Immigrants who moved from Hongdong, Shanxi and other places are mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, Huguang and other places, with a small number moving to Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia. Immigrants who moved from Shanxi to the above places later
Then they moved to Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Xinjiang and the Northeastern provinces. Such a long-term and large-scale organized migration consumes countless manpower and material resources, and the time span is so huge that it almost takes a generation of efforts to complete.
this task.
Lord Hongwu and Lord Yongle implemented the policy of immigration to reclaim wasteland and revitalize agriculture in order to consolidate the rule of the dynasty, gradually restore agricultural production, consolidate border defense, and stabilize society. No matter how much effort is spent, it is worth it, but why should people in Song Dynasty want to
Ming Dynasty immigrated to him?
The social foundation of the Ming Dynasty was millions of people. Without these scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, there would be no taxes, no food, no army, and there would be no Zhu family to rule for generations. Zhu Youxiao could let millions of people become
People from Song Dynasty? This is simply unrealistic nonsense!
Liu Ziguang closed the document with a snap and threw it back: "This is traitorous! I can't agree!"
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. The officials in the Song Dynasty did not say anything and turned to the supervisor. Zhao Jing seemed to have expected such a violent reaction from Liu Ziguang. She smiled slightly and said: "What about betraying the country? Isn't it possible that your country's imperial court is not willing to do so?"
When you open up new territories, do you just want to keep the so-called world and pass it on from generation to generation?"
"What is the connection between millions of immigrants and the expansion of territory? Our country has not even recovered its homeland in the north and west, so what power does it have to expand its territory? I'm afraid this is just your country's ambition, but although you have ambitions,
But they don't have enough manpower to attack us, the people of Ming Dynasty." Liu Ziguang retorted, but he already realized the meaning of Zhao Jing's words.
"What do you mean by your ambition? Aren't you, Lord Protector, a member of the Song Dynasty? Aren't you a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, a remnant of China? What you said is wrong. You don't have a long-term vision. Do you know how big this world is?
?" Zhao Jing said, suddenly stood up and walked to the palace wall, instructing the two eunuchs to open the huge curtain hanging on the wall, revealing the super-large map inside.
This is no ordinary map, it is an extremely detailed map of the world!
Liu Ziguang stood up in shock on the spot. The accuracy of this map is breathtaking. Although it is not as accurate as the precise satellite survey maps of later generations, it is already quite complete. South America, North America, Australia, Africa, Europe and Asia are all on it. Different
The spheres of influence were marked with different colors. Liu Ziguang took a quick look at the Asian part, and it was very clear that Korea, Japan, Manchu, Qing, Xixia, Ming, Annan, Lusong, and Indonesia occupied by the Dutch and Spanish were all
It was marked, and even the areas occupied by different warlords in the Ming Dynasty were marked. Liu Ziguang keenly noticed that Huguang and Jiangxi had been painted in the same red as the Ming Dynasty, which clearly showed the accuracy of this map and the seriousness of the people who traveled to the Song Dynasty.
The Asian part is colorful, while wild places such as Africa, North and South America, and Australia only use white markings. Zhao Jing picked up a slender stick, drew a circle around Asia, and said: "This is the east
Shengshenzhou, the Ming Dynasty is only a part of it. Those English, Spanish, and Dutch people all come from Xiniuhezhou in the west. There are many vassal states there, similar to our Spring and Autumn Period, but these Western Yi are very adventurous. They
Starting from Xiniu Hezhou, we went down to and divided up Nanzhanbuzhou, which was rich in human resources. We plundered a large number of Kunlun slaves from there and sent them to Beijuluzhou thousands of miles away to dig up gold and silver, plant various crops, and then send them to Beijuluzhou, thousands of miles away.
Cheap agricultural products and silver were brought to the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in exchange for our silk and porcelain industrial products. Such a perfect and grand commercial operation chain is difficult for us Han people to imagine and implement."
Liu Ziguang was solemn and did not speak, but he was obviously very interested in what Zhao Jing said. Zhao Jing paused and asked: "Guo Guo Gong, do you know what the world is?"