Yun Zheng actually doesn't want to fight Yelu Hongji head-on.

I have countless subordinates who follow me to gain military achievements and a cute wife and son, not to follow me to sacrifice my life.

The purpose of the Song Dynasty was Yanyun Land, and it was not necessary to eliminate the Liao Kingdom. The wise bosses in the court had formed a consensus that the Song Dynasty needed a weak Liao Kingdom to act as a buffer zone between the Song Dynasty and the northern barbarians.

Nowadays, merchants in the Song Dynasty have gone crazy in order to sell their goods to a farther place.

The places where the Song army dared not set foot easily were already there, whether it was the snowy Tubo Plateau, the seazi in the north, which froze every year, or the place where the dark-skinned barbarians in the distant south lived.

The further you go, the greater your harvest will be. This is the consensus of merchants in the Song Dynasty.

In some places, a ceramic spoon can be exchanged for a top-notch pearl, a scythe that can be ignited, and even the most perfect extreme northern tiger skin with black and white patterns.

The price they paid for these precious goods was bloody. Now, if a caravan that travels far away does not have a few strong guards, it would be a strange story.

In the Song Dynasty, there were too many tyrants. Anyone who was unwilling to stay at home to farm, do business, or work would be named a tyrant by his neighbors.

Their lives are humble, and no one cares what kind of life they live, only knows that every time they return home, they will bring back a lot of wealth and some magical legends.

It was these sluts who brought the news from afar back to the Song Dynasty and were finally sorted out by the big men in the court. A world map gradually appeared in front of them, and they knew that in the distant north, there were groups of wild wolves-like tribes, and on the farthest island in the south, there were cannibals.

In addition to the prosperous Song Dynasty world, there are also large areas of wilderness.

There were flocks of lions and tigers wandering, and pythons as thick as water tanks meandered in the jungle, knowing that there were groups of barbarians who could live in such a harsh environment.

If you have a baby, you should hold it tightly in your arms. If you have a baby, you should tie the fences at home more firmly. If you have a baby, you should send the bravest soldiers to come to protect the house.

The big men in the court put a lot of effort into this regard and they formulated a very feasible development blueprint for the Song Dynasty.

That is to defend north and attack south!

No matter how much land you get in the north, it doesn't make much sense. The weather there is so cold that it is not suitable for farming. The docile Song farmers like sheep cannot survive in such a harsh and harsh natural environment.

Not only are there countless beasts and countless fierce barbarians there, but the fierce barbarians will even attack the people of the Song Dynasty for a bite. Even if the possibility of snatching food and clothes is less than 10%, they will launch a suicide attack without hesitation.

As for the vast south, the climatic conditions there are much better, and it is not an exaggeration to call some places heaven.

According to some maritime merchants, on the southern islands, people do not need clothes to survive. If they want to maintain a little dignity, it is enough to wear a piece of calves around their waists at most. Too much clothes is a burden.

If you are thirsty, there will be countless clear springs on the ground to quench your thirst. If you are hungry, you can pick countless delicious fruits by just raising your arms. In the Song Dynasty, the precious banana leaves are just food for monkeys.

If you want to get some money, you only need to catch fish and catch a few beautiful stones from the river to get enough money to find merchants from the Song Dynasty.

The rice grows like wild grass there. It doesn't need to be taken care of, and they will sprout, ear and mature. What people need to do is to cut off the fullest ears with scissors, drill a hole in the bamboo tube, then pour the rice in, add water, and bake it on the fire, and a snow-white bamboo tube rice will be placed in front of you.

The spices there were burning fire by the cowardly barbarians in the south as firewood, the exquisite jade was built into the walls as stones, and countless houses built with charming taste were just the most primitive sheds...

In view of this, who has the time to compete with the fierce northern barbarians for the most useless land? If the same force had been used to command the most wise general of the Song Dynasty, at this time, the place where Bai Fan could reach would have long become the territory of the Song Dynasty.

In view of this, why should we place the wisest commander, the most fierce warrior, and the smartest civil servant in the north where there is no more production besides cattle and sheep?

We only need Yanyun, we only need the Great Wall, and we only need to make the barbarians in the north promise to never attack us, which is enough!

The enemies that could endanger the Song Dynasty were all in the north. We just need to learn from Qin Shihuang and surround our home with a solid Great Wall. As for the barbarians outside the Great Wall, they would follow them to fight to death, the noble Song warriors could not be consumed in the north in vain.

If they went to the south, they could pacify all their rebellious officials in an instant, and they could gain more wealth for the Song Dynasty in the shortest time.

When the north has a strong Great Wall as a barrier and when the South China Sea becomes the inland sea of ​​the Song Dynasty, who else in the world can fight against such a wealthy Song Empire? The country's life will naturally last forever!

"Are you talking about what Wang Junmin, the top scholar in the current science department, wrote in the memorial for progress?" The tired Wen Yanbo opened his eyes and looked at Yun Zheng and closed his eyes again.

Yun Zheng nodded and said, "The things this person is talking about are not groundless, but are based on facts. Zhaoyuan is in Dengzhou, where there are so many maritime merchants. It is almost certain that this person has traveled to the South China Sea and even to the South China Sea with the sea boats."

Wang Anshi frowned and said, "Only among the three of us, Yunhou has been to the south personally. Do you think what this person said in his memorial is true?

Where can I get something for nothing in the world? It must be nonsense."

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "It's really not nonsense. Some of the southernmost islands are indeed so what people say, and even more than that!"

Wen Yanbo suddenly opened his eyes and slapped the table with a powerful edge and said, "Even if there is, it is still a very small range. If I only have 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty, I will definitely ask Your Majesty to move south.

But the population of our Song Dynasty is about to exceed tens of millions. Can the entire south really accommodate so many people?

How come this is not a confusing word?”

Wang Anshi sneered and said, "Reconnect the Great Wall in the North? Does he know how long the Great Wall in the North is? Since the Qin Dynasty built the Great Wall, the Han and Tang Dynasties have been repaired frequently. How could there be no boundary troubles at that time?

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the barbarian chiefs led the army to march straight into the sky, and all the roads collapsed, and no one could do so. It can be seen that the way to defend the country is to cultivate virtue and maintain the people. If the people are happy, the country will be able to obtain it, and the border will be strengthened. This is what is called "united to form a city."

For example, the Great Wall in the north is mostly damaged. Now if you want to repair it, you can start working and labor. How can you harm the people? Moreover, the Great Wall extends thousands of miles, how long can you maintain troops to guard it?"

Wen Yanbo also said, "I think that offense is the best defense. We must beat the barbarians outside the territory at one time to make them remember and dare not look at my border. This is the way to maintain long-term stability."

Yun Zheng put down the document in his hand and smiled: "The reason why I invited the two of you back from outside is to discuss this national policy of defending the north and attacking the south.

In fact, in my opinion, what this person said is not unreasonable. I don’t know the wealth of the South China Sea. I have never been there. I have seen it with my own eyes, so I am so envious.

Duke Wen thought that the south was just a small place, which would be a big mistake. Just a Java Island was bigger than the Central Plains."

Wen Yanbo had just taken a sip and sprayed it out. After coughing for a long time, he looked at Yun Zheng in horror and said, "Mr. Yun is serious about this?"

Yun Zheng laughed and said, "What do you think I gave up my official position on the land? If it weren't for the countless wealth and land on the sea, would you really think I wanted to climb on the mast with a knife in my mouth and be a pirate?" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!