When Wu Haogu entered Kaifeng Prefecture again, it was almost New Year's Eve, and the capital was becoming more and more festive.

Moreover, this year's New Year Festival is more lively than in the past two years, because the triennial spring exam competition will begin in February next year. Now many candidates with the hope of becoming officials have gathered in Kaifeng Prefecture at the foot of the emperor.

However, what surprised these well-educated talents was that in addition to them, there were other groups of brave warriors who gathered from all directions and arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture, the most wise city in the world.

These vulgar martial artists are said to be strong men who come to participate in the so-called "Imperial Martial Arts Exercise". Those who pass the martial arts Examination can not only enter the palace for the Imperial Dragon Warrior and get military pay higher than those from the ninth-rank civil servants, but also get houses in Kaifeng Prefecture or get low-priced installments to buy housing in Kaifeng Prefecture...

A house in Kaifeng Mansion!

As long as you pass the exam for several times, you will know that Kaifeng Mansion is hard to find! Many old ministers who have been an official for many years may not be able to save up the savings of buying a house in Kaifeng Mansion. How can these vulgar martial artists get the reward of buying a low-priced house by dividing houses or installment payments?

Didn’t we agree that “there is a golden house in the book”? Nowadays, those who study and get a Jinshi do not have a house, so why did a group of vulgar martial artists divide the house first?

Do the officials today value articles or swords? Is the national policy of emphasizing culture and neglecting military affairs since the founding of the Song Dynasty?

This is not possible!

The law of ancestors cannot change like this even if they want to change!

"...Those vulgar martial artists are very capable, how can they get real estate in Kaifeng Prefecture?"

"Yes, the heroes who sing the name outside Donghua Gate don't have a house. Those vulgar martial artists are very good men? Why did they climb to the head of Jinshi?"

"It's not just about getting the house, but I heard that envoys and officials from all over the country were invited to watch martial arts performances together!"

"Isn't this a polite emphasis on martial arts and over literature? There must be treacherous slander in the court! If this continues, it will be a disaster in the world!"

"Yes, it's not just about martial arts and over literature... Even the classics handed down by the sages have to be verified by Lao Shizi's "Empirical Theory".

"There is also the "Story of Heaven and theory", which is also nonsense, saying that it is very natural and human desire... Cheng Yichuan is just a mortal fetus, how could he peek at the laws of heaven and heaven? Could he be a god like the ancestor of Buddha?"

"I think he is just talking about the crowd..."

In the roasted pig courtyard in Daxiangguo Temple, a group of students who were eating were talking about the current affairs, and almost everyone seemed very dissatisfied.

When the imperial examination competition was about to be held in the past, these people were the stars who were highly anticipated. Most of them would eventually fail, that is, the period between the time after the trial and the Ministry of Rites could stand in the center of the stage to the time when the examination was announced.

But now there are actually a group of martial artists coming. What kind of martial artists are going to participate in the imperial predecessor? Isn’t this stealing their limelight? Moreover, these martial artists who steal the limelight can get houses as prizes! It’s really intolerable! And there is news that even more frustrating them.

"I heard that from the next imperial examination, we will have to divide the left and right rankings, the left and right rankings, and the right rankings must be used to encourage literature and martial arts!

Moreover, the Jinshi on the left and right are treated the same!”

"This must be a priority to martial arts and slim over literature!"

"It's not just about focusing on martial arts and over literature? It's just to stop us poor scholars from being promoted!"

"How do you say this?"

"You are rich in literature and martial arts! If you don't have a wealth of wealth, how can you bear the expenses of your children's husband and wife?"

"Didn't it mean there are Imperial College and Yuntai Academy?"

"Hmph! That kind of place can I enter for poor people like me?"

"Oh... I'm just suffering for poor people!"

As we chatted, the sentiments of the scholars who were eating were getting worse and lower. Several elderly scholars secretly shed tears... Living in Daxiangguo Temple, they ate a piece of Dongpo pork and rice in a restaurant like the pork garden. Of course, they are not rich. If they fail the Ministry of Rites exam, they will be poor after going back.

Now that the path to promotion is getting narrower and the future is getting slimmer, why not be sad?

"These scholars talk a lot and have no way to get promoted. They are just divided into the list."

In an elegant room in the Zhuzhuyuan, Zhao Ji, an official wearing Confucian uniform and tying a square scarf, muttered in a low voice.

At this time, he was drinking and eating meat with Wu Haogu, Gao Qiu and Pan Xiao'an.

Wu Haogu returned to Kaifeng Prefecture a day ago. He planned to go to Chongzheng Hall to meet Jun this afternoon, but he didn't expect Gao Qiu to come to Lihua Villa early in the morning and called him to Daxiangguo Temple to accompany Zhao Ji, who was out of the palace in a condom, to have a trip.

Zhao Ji has been in high spirits these days, and the source of his happiness is the knights and warriors who have been placed in the newly built military camp near the Qionglin Palace. The Zhao family has already visited them... Thousands of fierce men, which makes Zhao Ji, who is determined to establish a worldly martial arts, happy to see it.

Now he couldn't wait to hold a military performance in front of the imperial court. When he thought of the Khitan, Dangxiang, Goryeo, Dali, Annan, and Japanese envoys when they saw the expressions of the strong men in the Song Dynasty, the Zhao family was so happy.

But there is still a little disharmonious noise!

There are always some nerd officials who cannot understand Zhao Ji's talent and strategy. They filed memorials against the imperial predecessors and the Jinshi rankings (the left and right rankings), and taught martial arts in the Imperial College. They believed that doing so violated the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty that emphasized culture and over military affairs...

However, the Holy Lord Zhao Ji didn't care at all. He threw a bunch of memorials aside, left the palace in vain, and went to find Wu Hao to play with antiques.

But I knew that in the Shaozhuyuan in Daxiangguo Temple, I heard a group of scuodas discussing the government affairs again.

Wu Haogu explained with a smile: "Brother Xiao Yi, the official positions in the court are always limited. After the Jinshi list is on the right, the scholars' path will be a little narrower after all, and it is not surprising that they have complaints."

"Isn't this because the civil officials of our dynasty can't control the military?" Zhao Ji snorted, "There have been generals and prime ministers since ancient times. How many famous prime ministers in our dynasty can fight in front of the battle? Even Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, who are known as the military, do not have the ability to command the army to fight in front of the battle!"

Staying in the castle behind is one thing to know the soldiers, and commanding in front of the battle is another thing to do.

On the one hand, the Song Dynasty claimed to use civil servants to control the military, and on the other hand, the civil servants who served as the commander of the Fu Zheng did not have the ability to command the battle, so it was impossible to implement the military servants in war. Moreover, because the comfort envoy, the transfer envoy, the generals of the army, the internal officials of the military supervisor were constrained by each other, and the power and responsibility were unknown. Therefore, when the Song army fought, there were often cases where they did not know who was the commander.

Unlike the Koreans, it is very clear that civil officials and magistrates take charge of the military and horses to conduct camp affairs.

"Brother Xiao Yi is right," Pan Xiao'an echoed happily, "In the future, the right Jinshi on the list will be both civil and military, and will definitely be able to go to generals and prime ministers to open up territory for the Song Dynasty."

Gao Qiu also smiled: "In fact, there is no need to wait until the future. There is a good opportunity to open up the territory now."

"Yes, there is a chance now." Wu Haogu also said with a smile on his face, "I have been in charge of the Maritime Bureau for several years and have found that there are many large islands overseas, with a vast territory, a rich climate, few natives, and no force, so it is very easy to take down."

“Overseas…Big Island?”

Zhao Ji, Gao Qiu, and Pan Xiao'an were all stunned. They thought that Wu Haogu would mention He and Huangzhou, but he turned his attention overseas.

Pan Xiao'an shook his head and said, "I heard that overseas islands are all wilderness, with miasma and dysentery. The Chinese people can't live on the island at all!"

"The overseas islands are wilderness, and the northwest is not deserted?" Wu Haogu smiled, "It's also a wasteland. It's much easier to go to overseas islands than to go to the northwest... You can get a piece of land by boat and take ten or eight days to walk, which is not much. And the most important thing is that it's convenient to get around and maintain it is cheap."

Of course, Wu Haogu opposed the current Guanzhong Plain's efforts to explore the westward are exhausted, and the yield per mu is very low, which is not enough to support the Western Army to launch a large-scale military attack on the Western Xia. Even if it can capture He and Huangzhou, it will be difficult to maintain. Not only can it not obtain tax revenue, but it also has to pay a lot of wealth every year.

So in Wu Haogu's view, instead of investing too much energy and wealth in the northwest direction, it is better to work hard on the southeast ocean!

For islands like Taiwan, Luzon, and Okinawa, there are a thousand people and a few large sea boats to take them off. Then find a calm bay on the island to build a stronghold, which is the sacred and indivisible territory of the Song Empire since ancient times! Even if there is no income generated now, it may be of great use in the future?

"As for the miasma and dysentery..." Wu Haogu smiled, "In fact, it's easy to deal with. Isn't it enough to send the prisoners on Shamen Island? As long as the wharf and stronghold are built, a large island with a radius of hundreds of miles will be ours.

Moreover, overseas islands are not full of miasma, and there are also good places. Now, Danluo Island, which is dependent on the Goryeo people, is very good. In addition, I also heard that some small islands near Japan are rich in gold."

"Really?" Zhao Ji just smiled, not showing much interest, just said, "Dalang, you are now referring to the Maritime Bureau and have the right to send ships to sea to recruit investment... If you find an unowned island during the investment, you can send people to occupy it. If you need manpower and submit a memorial, you will use the murderers on the Salmon Island for you."

His tone was slightly calmer, and he seemed very firm: "But He and Huangzhou still need to be restored! When the martial arts exercise is over, the former knights and the Dragon Martyrs will form an army to fight westward."
Chapter completed!