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Technology must be used by people after all. If the useful and suitable people stand in the court and then affect the pattern of the Southern Song court, Hong Tao urgently needs it. As for the mastery of one or two small technologies, it cannot change the strength comparison between the Southern Song and the Jinhe Empire. Not to mention economics, the annual income of the Jinhe Empire is almost half of the income of the Southern Song court, but the population of the Jinhe Empire is less than one percent of the Southern Song court. If it is calculated, even if the Jinhe Empire doubles the welfare benefits, the annual treasury surplus will be similar to that of the Southern Song court.

What to fight in war? Especially after using hot weapons, the money is all about fighting! Every shot is equivalent to throwing a copper coin, and one volley of gold coin is gone. Musketeers are powerful, but when they have no money, they are better than farmers holding hoes. Hong Tao wanted to use muskets, cannons, and gunpowder to lead the Southern Song Dynasty on a path of no return. The further it goes, the less it can turn back, and the more it cannot be separated from commerce.

In a developed country, Hong Tao has a hundred ways to deal with it. If you use a random move, the other party will face the brink of national economic collapse. But in a self-sufficient agricultural country, Hong Tao has only one way to influence it, that is war! Because it is not open and is basically unaffected by the outside world, it will not be uncomfortable even if the coastline is banned.

Kong Pei did not have this kind of thinking, and no one in this era did not have it. If there were any, it was the second and third generations of Jinhewan in the Navigation School. But Hong Tao had to walk this road, and others could not understand or agree with it. Taking advantage of the fact that he was still keeping his word, even if he forced himself to implement it, he had to follow his own ideas. This thing could not be cooked by the people.

"And I am here! I have a report here, Your Majesty will approve it together! It's not a vain. Your Majesty's new ship has successfully passed two sea tests and has started to install sail equipment. As soon as possible, Your Majesty will be able to drive it out next month!" Before Kong Pei sat down, Wen Xiaoqi stood up again. Although Qi Zu and Wen Xiaoqi are the ministers and deputy ministers of the Ministry of Industry, they have no unity in their work. One is responsible for metallurgy and machinery manufacturing, and the other is responsible for ship construction. In some cases, they cooperate more and compete at some times, such as now.

"Oh... Very good. I'll go and check it out if I have time another day. I'll have to worry about the report. You're not anxious, right?" Hong Tao was obviously not very interested in the King of the Sea. He said it was very good, but he didn't look happy at all. He didn't want a stupid and slow battleship at all. He seemed to have been there once since the ship started construction, and then forgot about it.

"Urgent! Very urgent! I want to apply for more R&D funds. Our water tank can bring five looms..." Wen Xiaoqi is no longer interested in shipbuilding now, and he is more concerned about steam engines. Since this thing is at the top secret level, no one here has the right to know. So he and Hong Tao had a puzzle and used water tanks to replace the name of steam engines.

"Oh! Not bad... Let's go ahead, after the meeting, I'll send the report to my office, let's talk alone!" After hearing that Wen Xiaoqi's progress in research on steam engines, Hong Tao was a little excited. Although this thing is still a bit far from practical application, as long as it continues to develop, sooner or later, it will become a driving force that can change the whole world. Moreover, it is not too expensive to develop this thing, it costs people and effort, so why not do it?

"Okay, let's talk about the topic first. I have heard everyone's speech just now, and it's very rewarding. Governing the country is like driving a big ship to sea. No matter how capable I am, Mr. Hong, can't drive a big ship alone, and everyone must work together. Now let me summarize, and then everyone starts working as I said."

"The first task is very heavy. Minister Wen will do it, and Minister Kong will cooperate. Taking advantage of the subtle relationship between the empire, the Song Dynasty and the Mongol Empire at this time, we try to convince the Song Dynasty court to launch the Northern Expedition. This war must be fought, otherwise the empire will cooperate with one party in the Mongol Empire alone and will no longer support the Song Dynasty. Because the Northern Expedition brought many benefits to the Song Dynasty! For example, the price of muskets can be appropriately reduced, and if necessary, corn can be taken out. If it fails, build a gunpowder factory for them."

"The second task is under the responsibility of Minister Ci, mainly to appease the maritime merchants and continue the market strike. Huangsha, now your propaganda department is time to make some efforts. You will assist Minister Ci, use the imperial printing factory to print more brochures and hand them over to the Strait Company and Zhiyin Society to spread it, help the maritime merchants make the momentum bigger, and also let the court pay more attention to the maritime merchants and don't pay attention to the maritime merchants."

"The third task is Minister Li, and one more type of grain is added to the goods transported to Mongolia! This time I won't go to Mizhou, and I will directly take it to Laizhou. That is the sphere of influence of the Mengge tribe. I will sell the grain to them at a low price to ensure that they will not lack food before winter comes. With food, they will be more confident. Once people have a trump card in their hands, they can often make unexpected decisions. If Guiyou and Mengge can fight, the reasons for the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty will be more sufficient, and they will not be able to go!"

"The fourth mission is my own. The King of the Sea will be built immediately. I will have nothing to do here in a short period of time. I plan to take some of the maritime merchants to explore the way to the Dacao Ren. No matter how the problem of the maritime merchant strike is finally solved, the route to the Dacao Country will be opened. Do you have any problems?" After hearing the speeches of most of the imperial officials, Hong Tao concentrated after the civil cook, and arranged four consecutive tasks, covering almost all departments of the empire, and even he himself did not leave it.

Hong Tao was busy with work, and the Southern Song Dynasty court was not idle either. They basically thought of what Hong Tao could think of. Now the court was lively. So many multiple-choice questions made them marvel at the brain. Each choice represents at least two changes, and each change will affect the interests of most people. Where to go is a big question.

The first thing is the matter of the Royal Fleet. When the survivors were sent back to Guangzhou by the maritime merchant ships and escorted back to Lin'an by local officials, the court became a vegetable market. The officials who participated in the fleet and the officials who opposed the fleet first started arguing. The ships and goods were subscribed by each company, all of which were money, but they were not small money. They just disappeared. Who would be willing to do so?

The faction represented by Shi Songzhi was immediately anxious and wrote letters to the court to make decisions for themselves and seek justice from the Jinhe Empire. Of course, this is just the central idea, and it cannot be said like this. Every memorial is written passionately, without exception, all of which are based on national interests and for the sake of the court.

They insisted that this was the Jinhe Empire who was secretly stolen the imperial fleet, so the imperial court should take advantage of the opportunity of the Mongol Empire's decline to vigorously develop naval forces, strictly control sea trade, and even use the means of banning the sea. They must lie down the Jinhe Empire, which was stabbed in the back.

These claims were immediately firmly opposed by the Zheng Qing faction. The reason was very simple. There was no evidence that the imperial fleet was sunk. Those rescued people all said in unison that the fleet had encountered great storms and then entered the Dead Sea, which was completely lost. If the emperor of the Jinhe Empire had not personally brought the warships into the Dead Sea to search, no one would have come back.

Now the Jinhe Empire is not only not the mastermind behind the scenes, but also the life-saving benefactor. Not only can we not blame it, but we have to thank it. Zheng Qingzhi also delivered a speech at the court meeting. He asked three questions to Emperor Lizong and officials of Shi Song: Is the hometown of the Song Dynasty important or the ownerless ocean important; is it important to join forces with the Jinhe Empire to fight the Northern Expedition, or is it important to add another strong enemy to the court because of personal grudges; is it important to continue to expand sea trade to earn a lot of taxes for the court, or is it important to satisfy the personal interests of some people in the court.

Zheng Qingzhi is not an empty-mouthed speculation. He has a document in his hand, which contains an analysis of the current domestic situation of the Mongol Empire, a comparison of the forces of the Song Dynasty and the Mongol Empire south of the Yellow River, a specific number of taxes collected by the Great Song Maritime Bureau from Qiongzhou, Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou in the past five years, and a detailed description of some families in the imperial fleet forcing the navy warships to buy naval warships at low prices and carrying a large amount of private goods in the fleet.
Chapter completed!