The cabinet may be able to understand this kind of operation by the officials, but there must be a deviation in their understanding.
The Fourth Prince seems to be gaining momentum now. If the officials let the Fourth Prince handle the affairs of the Jurchen tribe, they may have the intention of beating the Fourth Prince... The officials will never tolerate rebellion.
Of course, as a king, it is impossible to tolerate rebellion. The officials are using the topic to use the disobedience of the Jurchen tribe in the northern Liao Dynasty as a reminder to some of the foreign tribes that have surrendered to the country.
There should be many purposes for the officials to do this... We have become accustomed to trying to figure out the officials' intentions from as many aspects as possible.
In fact, no one really knows what Zhao Xi's starting point is.
He is a descendant of the Zhao family...
According to the original history, more than thirty years later, the Jin Kingdom established by Wanyan Aguda, after annihilating the Northern Liao Dynasty, became aware of the actual weakness of the Song Dynasty when it contacted the Song Dynasty to annihilate the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Thirty years later, the Jin army divided into east and west routes and went south to attack the Song Dynasty. On the east route, the Jin army defeated Yanjing, crossed the Yellow River, and went south to Bianjing.
At that time, the king of the Song Dynasty saw that the situation was in danger, so he moved to Prince Zhao Huan, who was Song Qinzong. In the first month of the first year of Jingkang, Wanyan Zonghan led the Jin army to the east of Bianjing City, forcing the Song Dynasty to withdraw after negotiating a peace. The Jin people demanded five million
Two gold coins and fifty million taels of silver coins, and ceded the three towns of Zhongshan, Hejian, and Taiyuan. In August of the same year, the Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty in two directions; in the eleventh month of the leap year, the two Jin armies joined forces to capture Bianjing. Song Qinzong personally went to the Jin Dynasty
The army camp negotiated peace and was detained by the Jin people.
In addition to the two emperors Huiqin, there were also a large number of Zhao family members, concubines, nobles, and courtiers, totaling more than 3,000 people, who went north to the Jin Kingdom. The public and private savings in Tokyo were wiped out, and the Jingkang Incident led to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Jingkang Incident was a great shame... As a descendant of the Zhao family, Zhao Xi always remembers this sentence!
Coming to this era and operating for more than thirty years, the strength of the Song Dynasty has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes. In this era, it should not be afraid of any dynasty and power.
However, Zhao Xi did not dare to bet and was not sure what would happen to his descendants and the Wanyan family's descendants. Therefore, he could only choose this form of nipping it in the bud.
If you don't find anything, just let it go. Since the news has reached your ears, there is no reason to let it go.
As for what the courtiers think, what the four sons think, and what the nobles in the northwest and southwest think, that is all incidental.
I don't know if it was intentional by the cabinet, but the officials strictly prohibited cooperation with the Jurchens in attacking the Northern Liao Dynasty and would attack the Jurchen tribe. Rumors of this spread in the court and even in the market.
"I guess Bei Liao heard that even if the emperor of Bei Liao knew about Wu Zhizhong's trap, he would be satisfied with his decision."
"That's good. At least the wariness of the country is somewhat relaxed."
"What would Yelu Yixin think?"
"For a rebellious minister, the state does not need to consider his feelings. However, it would be a pity if it affects his rebellion."
The court was discussing these things, some were talking about something, some were talking about something.
For example...
"The fourth prince has become powerful now..."
"Five thousand people are nothing more than meeting some local chickens and dogs. Fighting against pirates is not a sign of success."
"The officials have something to say."
"It's not a big deal. Those nobles in the southwest and northwest are just doing business in the name of a lord."
"To be honest, the second prince is in Annan, and I heard that it has stabilized. I heard that many of Dali's civil servants and generals have left the country to assist."
"The Duan family's leftovers, old and young, can't accomplish anything. As long as it doesn't affect the country's food imports, the imperial court won't care."
"I've heard that Annan's side feels like it's on the verge of breaking out, and there's a possibility of a war at any moment."
"Don't worry about food. The navy and the imperial court's grain transport ships have transported grain by sea ship more than once. The court can only transport grain by sea ship. The price of grain when it reaches the shore is the same as in Guangnan. There are grain merchants.
There are signs of gathering in Mingzhou and Quanzhou."
No matter what is discussed, there is indeed a sense of pride in the country now. The Song Dynasty is so powerful that there is no need to care about any of the surrounding dynasties.
Today's discussion is more about seeing the chaos elsewhere and the peaceful scenery here. The Song Dynasty no longer has to worry about the northwest all the time, Qinzhou is no longer a border.
Even in Hebei Province, we have not heard of clearing grass and valleys for many years. Even the people in Hebei Province have reclaimed wasteland to the north of the border town.
The Song Dynasty should have no regrets at this time, except for Zhao Xi as the king.
The fourth prince collected unimaginable things, all of which were rare. Unfortunately, Zhao Xi looked through them in detail, but still didn't find what he expected.
The legend that Zhao Xi expected of being swept away by the turbulence in the sea to the American continent and then returning after a narrow escape never happened.
The entire East China Sea islands, including even the islands around Fuso and Korea, have been cleaned up, but no miracle has happened yet.
Zhao Xi has become an obsession. Even the silver production in Fusang and the information about the existence of gold mines on the islands off the coast of Goryeo, Zhao Xi has ignored it.
The Fourth Prince has a special memorial for this matter.
Originally, the fourth prince did not do this, or in other words, even the expansion of the army was brought up when he met his father. After learning about his father's treatment of the Jurchens, he still reported it in a formal manner.
He couldn't hide this matter. There were prospecting craftsmen in Gongfang City who were involved in his team, and he knew it.
"What is the opinion of your cabinet on this matter? Is there any need to create additional complications before retaking Yanyun?"
In fact, private merchants were doing this business by exchanging the products of the imperial dynasty for the gold and silver of Fusang and Goryeo. It was not that Zhao Xi had no ambition, but he felt that things needed to be done step by step, and it was not advisable to aim too high.
"Officials and ministers have had discussions, and they all believe that we can draw on the model of the Dongchuan copper mine in the early years and win over some forces from Goryeo and Fuso to mine gold and silver."
"Except for the Guo Dynasty, no other dynasty can produce as exquisite gold and silver coins as the Song Dynasty, and the coins of the Guo Dynasty were circulated in these dynasties. This matter is not impossible."
Regardless of this matter, Zhao Xi almost forgot about his decision to allow the outflow of currency from the country.
Unfortunately, in this era, there is almost no financial industry, and the value of gold, silver, and copper coins cannot be compared with later paper currencies. Zhao Xi's role in letting go of currency outflows is only reflected in making Song Dynasty currency a universal currency to a certain extent.
Or, it also has a certain role in that the currency of the country can be exchanged for the wealth of other dynasties that is higher than the value of the currency itself.
Thinking more deeply, Zhao Xi's economic level of half a knife really can't think of any other uses.
At this time, the cabinet once again mentioned the casting and general role of currency because of raw ore mining...