Chapter 135
Finally, I'm going to go back to Kaifeng Mansion.
It is November of the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Song Dynasty. Wu Haogu's vocation has been outside Kaifeng Prefecture for three or four months. He did not make much money, but he made friends, gained knowledge, and had a vague plan for the future.
If the situation of the Liao Kingdom is really as Ma Zhi said and his heart collapsed, then there are two possibilities in the future: First, the Northern Dynasties achieve dynasty replacement, and the emerging Jurchen dynasty replaces the corrupt Khitan dynasty, just like the situation in history!
At that time, the Song Dynasty will face a Dajin that has just risen and is in a state of majesty.
The second possibility is that the Jurchens cannot completely replace the Khitan, which leads the Northern Dynasties to split. Although a split Northern Dynasties are also very powerful in force, they are not irresistible.
Therefore, the goal of Wu Haogu's struggle was to cause the Northern Dynasties to be divided in the future chaos rather than change of dynasties.
However, Wu Hao's ability to be good at ancient times is too small and is not enough to affect the future of the Northern Dynasties.
Fortunately, it is still the first year of Yuanfu, and there are still more than twenty years before that disaster... No, it is sixteen or seventeen years - the chaos in the world cannot be calculated from the Jingkang year, but should be calculated from the time when Wanyan Aguda started a rebellion, which is about 1114 years ago?
If you really want to make a difference, you should actively participate in the chaos in the Northern Dynasties. You can't wait until Xuanhe's Northern Expedition to think about it. At that time, the Jurchen barbarians had already become bigger in the struggle between blood and fire for more than ten years, and developed a force to chop mud. If the Song army still did this now, everything would be over.
So the time left for Wu Haogu is not too short, but not too long.
And how could he use to participate in the chaos in the Northern Dynasties?
Thinking about it now, it’s just about burning money!
Use money to support the Han tribes of the Northern Dynasties, the powerful Bohai Sea, the leaders of the Xi tribe, the embers of the Khitan, and of course the Khan king on the grassland! Let them arm themselves and fight each other, support whoever is weak, and suppress whoever is strong... This may lead the Northern Dynasties to a lasting division and unrest.
And the money to burn like this is probably an astronomical figure!
In addition to burning money, Wu Haogu also needs someone... a capable man like Ma Zhi! Otherwise, the money will not be effective if it is spread out.
Therefore, Liuyi Academy has to be run, and it is best to run it in large quantities! It not only provides talents for Wu Haogu to interfere in the civil strife of the Northern Dynasties, but also prepares talents for the Anti-Jin War that will be held after the failure of the intervention... This academy is not to mention a melting pot of money burning.
The so-called "Six Arts" are compared with the most mainstream Confucian education in the Song Dynasty. The main difference is that there is a lot of military education, such as military rituals, "shooting" and "Yu". In fact, the Six Arts Academy can also be regarded as a military academy for cultivating grassroots military cadres. In the Song Dynasty, if there were no troubled times, these students from the Six Arts Academy would probably have to take the martial arts exam, right?
Military education is definitely expensive and very expensive. This money must not be paid to students at home, otherwise no one will come to study even if the Six Arts Academy is opened.
Wu Haogu also needs to find a way to raise the school funding for this Liuyi Academy...
The third is to improve the horse breed, which seems to be less important than the previous two items. However, Wu Haogu is still ready to invest because the initial investment in improving the horse breed will not be too large. Moreover, once the horse breed improvement is successful, it can also bring considerable income to Wu Haogu.
The fourth major project to spend money is Duan King Zhao Ji, who is the future Song Huizong.
Wu Haogu's painting skills can certainly give Song Huizong a different look, which is very helpful for Wu Haogu's future career start.
If Wu Haogu had no ambitions, he would have been able to live with the gangsters using calligraphy and painting around Song Huizong for more than 20 years.
But if he wants to accomplish some big things, he has to make a few "small goals". If he wants to make such money, he will not let the corrupt officials and Qingtian in Kaifeng Prefecture be fat pigs (corrupt officials slaughter pigs for themselves and Qingtian slaughter pigs for the country), so he must feed Song Huizong.
In the words of later generations, Wu Haogu was a pair of white gloves for making money by Emperor Huizong of Song.
This white glove must be able to make money, and it must be comfortable to wear it. It cannot be pricked... at least it cannot be made to Song Huizong feel that this pair of gloves will be pricked.
Only when Wu Haogu's career can we continue to develop as we wish.
This route seems to be very frustrating, but there is no other way.
If Wu Haogu chose the imperial examination and famous - if he could pass the exam - even if he entered the Political Affairs Hall, his wealth and space for activities could be freely controlled would definitely be far inferior to a "white glove" businessman.
Because most of the Song Dynasty officials who "refer to culture and over military" were second only to generals who held heavy troops, they would not allow any prime minister to open up a new world outside the court. Today's official Zhao Xu is an exception, and he valued Zhang Dun to the point of being indifferent, but Zhao Ji is not such an official.
During the Huizong period, the Song Dynasty, the bureaucratic organization that was both bloated, inefficient, and internal party struggles to complete the intervention of Liao and the training of thousands of Six Arts Confucian scholars... was almost a dream!
After thinking through the path he would take in the future, Wu Haogu sighed deeply.
In this era, his ability to make money is really not small, but there seems to be more places to spend money... I really don’t know how many “small goals” he needs to earn to spend it?
"Dalang, there is the Baimajin Ferry ahead!"
"After crossing the river, Kaifeng Prefecture City is not far away!"
"There is a surprise along the way... After returning to Kaifeng Prefecture, you must go to Yihongyuan to have fun for a few days."
"Haha, Xiao Yi, are you still thinking about Yan Po'er's slutty?"
"Brother Guo San, don't you want to? Is it a mess that you've been suffocated?"
"Ha ha……"
The voices of Guo Jing and Liu Wuji's intercommunication sounded in Wu Haogu's ears.
These two friends of Wu Haogu are probably looking forward to their future, just like Wu Haogu. However, they don’t know the catastrophe in more than 20 years, so they can think of good things.
The future is still bright for them.
Tong Guan also heard Guo Jing and Liu Wuji's words. He immediately stopped talking with Ma Zhi, turned his head to Wu Hao Guyan and said, "Dalang, our family has asked someone to go to the ferry in advance to arrange a ferry. We can definitely cross the river today. After crossing the river, we will go to Huazhou City for a rest night and go to Kaifeng Prefecture tomorrow."
In this era, the Yellow River channel was not located in the north of Kaifeng Prefecture City, but passed through Huazhou and Weizhou dozens to one hundred miles away.
So after crossing the Yellow River, it will be a day before you can reach Kaifeng Prefecture.
Tong Guan said again: "When you arrive at Kaifeng Prefecture, you can prepare first and wait for the summons at home."
The Empress Dowager Xuan summoned Wu Haogu back to Beijing but it did not mean that he would be summoned immediately. The Empress Dowager is old and has a bad memory. She forgets many things after giving instructions. Who knows when will he think of them again? The little people below can only wait endlessly.
"As long as the official's orders," Wu Haogu just answered respectfully. But he was still a little nervous. After all, the Liu Youfang, who had been offended by him, was still in the palace! Who knows what trap this guy would make for him?
No, I have to hold Song Huizong's thick legs as soon as possible, otherwise... the risk cannot be completely ruled out! I don't know how Brother Gao Qiu arranged for him?
In addition, I have to calculate my own and Chen Youwen’s accounts well.
Chapter completed!