Before they knew it, everyone had finished their discussion, and Chao made up for it. Li Gefei and Li Gefei split up to make friends and defend Li Ruobing. Qin Guan and Song An separately inquired about the news, while Zhao Xingde, a common scholar, not only followed Song An but also felt relieved.

Li Ruobing said a few words and had no other ability, so he just followed Chao Buzhi to say goodbye and leave the house.

Along the way from Li Mansion to Taixue Zhaishe, Zhao Xingde felt a little depressed. He felt that the evening wind was rustling with a sense of desolation, and the passers-by on Bianjing Street seemed small and indifferent.

When he was about to arrive at Taixue Zhai, he heard someone's voice behind him. At first, Zhao Xingde was in a trance and didn't pay attention. It wasn't until the man shouted several times that Zhao Xingde turned around and took a closer look. It was the person in Jin Ming.

Zhao Bo sells gambling tickets by the pool.

This man was a cousin of Zhao Xingde in Bianliang. He was once addicted to gambling and almost had his hand cut off. Zhao Xingde paid off the gambling debt for him, considering that he had no other relatives in Bianjing.

Advise him to stop gambling. Today, he took advantage of the official family watching the dragon boat race and military parade in Jinmingchi to sell gambling tickets to make a profit, but this was what Zhao Xingde asked him to do.

Zhao Bo put his hands in his arms, and when he saw Zhao Xingde turning around, he said: "Brother, stay here." He walked a few steps quickly to catch up, looked around warily for a few times, and then lowered his voice and said: "Brother's victory."

Qian's method was indeed effective. Tens of thousands of gambling tickets were sold in the past few days, but the cavalry army unexpectedly defeated the Tiger Wing Navy Army to win the championship. The final compensation was only a drop in the bucket. This time, a total of one thousand three hundred and fifty-two gambling tickets were earned.

Ten coins." As he spoke, he gestured to hand the jiaozi he had in his arms to Zhao Xingde.

"Sold so much?" Zhao Xingde took a breath. The second thing he didn't expect was that this guy who was once addicted to gambling didn't abscond with the money. He raised a hand to stop him and said, "The money won this time

It is also your hard-earned income, so just treat it as the money I gave you, go back to your hometown to buy some farmhouses, marry a daughter-in-law, and live a good life."

Zhao Bo said: "Brother, please don't chase me away. I haven't seen enough of the wonderful world here. If I don't dislike it, I will follow you from now on, no matter what." As he said, he followed him.

He took out the silver money that had been exchanged for handouts and forced it into Zhao Xingde's hand. After Zhao Xingde had to accept it, he said with excitement: "I have made so much money through this Dragon Boat Festival bidding. Don't find any excuse next time.

He also sells gambling tickets, and with my brother’s clever calculations, I can win back even gold and silver.”

Zhao Xingde frowned, shook his head and said, "It's best not to do this gambling ticket business again."

Zhao Bo was given a ladle of cold water by him, and he asked in confusion: "Why don't you make money even though you have money?"

Zhao Xingde looked at the hurried people of Bianliang around him, and then at the tall mansion not far away. He sighed and said: "In this world, no matter how powerful it is, how many benefits it has, we have no other choice in Bianjing."

Rely on, if there is really gold and silver, I'm afraid I don't know how to die. This time the gambling ticket transaction was successful, we made a lot of money, but if we make huge profits two or three more times, I'm afraid someone will make a mistake and even have to give us money.

We are causing great trouble ourselves.”

What this era pays attention to is "giving out rituals and enforcing punishments". Generally speaking, scholars, farmers, industry and businessmen all have their own places, but in small terms, everyone has certain rules for their daily behavior, some are explicit, and some are implicit.

Confused, the right to specific explanations is all above. Once something is exceeded, although the penalty is not explicitly convicted, "exceeding the etiquette" is inherently a "crime". The government and powerful people can just fabricate a crime and punish the common people.

It would cost you everything, and life would be worse than death.

Because of this, although Zhao Xingde has knowledge that transcends the times for thousands of years, after he came to this world, he could only be an ordinary person who followed the rules, and he had to study hard to achieve fame. But today, this incident gave him a big surprise.

The lesson is that even official positions and fame cannot stop people with greater power than you from taking action against you. In the world, only the emperor is the most powerful, but the position of emperor is the target of public criticism. To be an emperor, you have to guard against the people of the world.

Zhao Bo was stunned for a while, then shook his head and sighed: "My brother taught me a lesson."

Zhao Xingde heard the reluctance in his words and took out a stack of handouts that Zhao Bo had just given to him. Without looking at the number, he handed it to Zhao Bo and said: "There are thousands of ways to make money, and there is no rush. You

Let’s find a legitimate job in Bianjing where we can easily inquire about all kinds of news. When we go out, we must take good care of ourselves.”

He raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky in the distance, as if talking to Zhao Bo, but also as if he was talking to himself: "Don't worry about being embarrassed for a moment, the road ahead is still broad. There is no seed for generals, and men should strengthen themselves."

What happened next was not as expected by Xing De today. Ten days later, all the major casinos in Bianjing City launched various gambling coupons. In order to compete for business, a bloody fight broke out and several people were injured. The matter was reported to the imperial court.

, Official Zhao You and Prime Minister Cai Jing were very happy that the government had another way to make money. From then on, gambling tickets were listed as a monopoly by the government. The people involved in selling gambling tickets before had no effective backers.

Most of them were imprisoned. However, because Zhao Bo escaped with one blow, he was not implicated. Therefore, he admired Zhao Xingde even more.

After making an appointment with Zhao Bo on the time and place for the next meeting, Zhao Xingde returned all the way to Taixue Huazhangzhaishe, but was grabbed by Chen Dong and shouted: "Yuan Zhi, why did you come back? There is something big, something big."

, His Majesty personally gave me a topic, and I asked him to write a policy essay on the topic of 'Connecting the Four Seas, Huaiyuan Country', and submitted it three days later, and the emperor personally reviewed the paper and graded it."

"It's just a routine exam, nothing to make a fuss about." Zhao Xingde shook his sleeves, picked up a scripture indifferently, and curled his lips.

Chen Dong shook his head and said: "This time is not ordinary. Most of the questions in the past were words from scriptures, which were not easy to express. However, this one is in line with current events. It is obviously a matter of concern to the emperor. If this policy is done well,

, not only will the assessment grade be high, but you will also have the opportunity to serve as an official, and you may even be able to gain the attention of the emperor and rise to prominence!"

Zhao Xingde was full of thoughts when he heard Chen Dong say again: "When Emperor Taizu visited Luoyang, Zhang Xianqi, who was still a commoner, blocked the way and blocked the ten strategies for governing the country. Emperor Taizu praised his talent after reading it. From then on, Zhang Xianqi was in the emperor's heart. From then on, Zhang Xianqi

Being a Jinshi in the imperial examination, and being an official all the way to the prime minister are all inseparable from this policy. The scholars in my generation have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, but they are still serving the court, serving as farmhouse ministers, and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening. This is an opportunity.

What a great opportunity!" Chen Dong said as he hurried out.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Chen Dong's words made Zhao Xingde have another thought. If he could attract the attention of the emperor today with a strategy, and even be summoned to state the pros and cons to the emperor, does that mean that he could have a plan?

There is a chance to absolve Li Ruobing of his guilt. Even if it doesn't work, if he can get the attention of the officials and become an official, he will have some capital to establish himself. It is better than the current Confucian who is powerless when encountering things.

"Where have all the other classmates gone?" After thinking for a while, Zhao Xingde looked around. Except for Li Rui, who was still holding a volume of the Book of Changes and studying it as if no one else was around, there was no one else.

"They all went to the Chongwen Hall to borrow the local chronicles of Haiguo." Li Rui said with a smile, "These guys don't even know about Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou, let alone those unheard of barbarian countries."

"Then why does Brother Dongyan still stay in the studio?" Zhao Xingde said as he thoughtfully took out a pen and paper. He was determined to try his best to write down this policy.

Li Rui closed the book, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "This is not my ambition." Seeing Zhao Xingde's posture, he said with a hint of surprise, "Yuan Zhi was not so keen on fame in the past. How come he has changed his temper today?"

?”

Zhao Xingde shook his head and sighed: "To be honest with Brother Li, I originally had the idea of ​​​​being a free and easy person. I even thought of finding a paradise to be alone. Unfortunately, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop."

"Really?" Li Rui nodded thoughtfully and said: "If Yuan Zhi wants to impress the emperor with his articles, he must hurry up. Most of the Chongwen Museum contains history books from the Central Plains. There are not many local chronicles of Haiguo, but there are still many of them.

If you start spreading rumors too late, you won't be able to find any supporting books." He paused, took out a yellowed volume from the book box, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, I wanted to visit the fairy mountains overseas.

, but I have collected a copy of the "Illustrated Book of Sea Kingdoms" written by Yu Xi from the Xia Kingdom. The book lists the names, locations and customs of seventeen overseas barbarian countries. Can you see if it is applicable?"

"Thank you very much." Zhao Xingde took the album, flipped through a few pages, and found that it was of great benefit to him. Before he studied at the Imperial College, he had planned to seek fame as a civil servant, and then engage in maritime business to make profits, so

He was also familiar with the general situation of the trade between the Song Dynasty and overseas countries. As for the resources, customs and customs of the Nanyang area, as well as the strategy of managing maritime territories, he had countless more knowledge than others for later generations, which was needed at this time.

It is precisely such a reference book on contemporaries' knowledge of overseas countries as a comparison material. After careful consideration, I came up with a policy that could impress the emperor.

Three days was neither short nor long. During this period, Zhao Xingde lived in seclusion just like other students in the Imperial College. During the whole three days, some of the Imperial College students in the same dormitory bit off the pen holders and scratched their ears.

There are those who scratch their hearts, there are those who grab the ground with their heads, and there are those who ask people to catch swords. They are all very busy. Only Zhao Xingde is at ease, and sometimes he reads the "Hai Guo Tu Jing" borrowed by Li Rui.

When I think about it, when the mood strikes me, I write a few strokes on the letter and put it into the letterbox next to me.

Even Chen Dong, who was also busy preparing strategies, couldn't bear to look at his carefree appearance.

"Yuan Zhi, no matter how conceited you are about your brilliant writing, this assessment is not trivial. You should put some energy into it and work hard."

Chen Dong happened to have finished writing the first draft of the policy that day, and he excitedly took it to discuss with Zhao Xingde, but Zhao Xingde's calm demeanor really annoyed him.

"Who said I didn't have the energy to write an article?" Zhao Xingde raised his eyelids and patted the paper tube beside him, "I was about to ask Brother Shaoyang for advice."

"Huh?" Chen Dong opened the lottery tube curiously and saw that there were already eight or nine pieces of paper inside. He picked up a few and flipped through them, and the messy handwriting that caught his eye was: "Traveling in the countryside, following the customs, using the same characters, emphasizing Chinese and Yi."

." Chen Dong said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with 'Connecting the sea road, Huaiyuan country'." Zhao Xingde ignored him and just looked down at Chen Dong's policy. Chen Dong had no choice but to read on. Unexpectedly, after reading this

, unexpectedly came up with something new and couldn’t give up.

According to Zhao Xingde's strategy, since the sea route is far and unpredictable, it is difficult for the court to directly control overseas barbarians. It is better to control the Haiguo by canonizing vassal states or appointing governors, which is the strategy of "restraining distant countries". At the same time, vigorously encourage people to

The people in the southeastern area, which had a lot of land but little land, colonized overseas areas suitable for farming, which was a strategy of "reclamation".

According to the differences in climate and resource endowment, the products produced by each maritime country gradually tend to be biased, while other necessary items cannot be self-sufficient, making them more and more dependent on sea trade. This is one of the "different products"

Policy. When maritime countries became more dependent on sea trade, they only needed to clamp down on important sea and land routes. The Song Dynasty could influence the rise and fall of these small overseas countries by controlling the trade between vassal states and colonies. This was the "pincer"

"Business Road" policy.

If they want to clamp down on the trade routes, the Song Dynasty must expand the merchant fleet and build a powerful navy. This is the strategy of "building sea power." At the same time, the Song Dynasty can also take advantage of its superior maritime power and use the sea as its

road, constantly harassing the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom. Once the Liao army gathered superior forces to counterattack, it would flee far away by boat, which was a strategy to "tire the enemy."

Since the customs of the barbarians in various places are all kinds of strange, if they are forced to follow the etiquette of the Central Plains in a short period of time, it will probably cause a big backlash. Therefore, Zhao Xingde proposed the strategy of "following the customs". However, he took advantage of the fact that the barbarians did not have written language and worked hard to implement it.

People use Chinese characters and Chinese as the official language, which is the "same script" strategy.

After the implementation of the first two policies, the vassal state controlled by the Song Dynasty will inevitably be divided into people who are closer to the Song Dynasty culture and people who tend to maintain their local culture. Zhao Xingde advocates giving the former more privileges and better treatment in order to

To urge the people in the vassal state to quickly move closer to the Song Dynasty, this was the strategy of "leaving the Chinese and barbarians away".

When the vassal states were completely controlled by the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty should not engage in unequal tribute trade with overseas vassal states that seemed prosperous but actually suffered losses, but should use the tribute from overseas vassal states to improve the finances of the Song Dynasty.

, and at the same time also financially weakened overseas vassal states, which was a "heavy taxation" strategy.

Chen Dong read through the pieces of paper that Zhao Xingde put in the letter tube one after another, savored them carefully, and felt more and more that no one had published them before. The ten strategies each had their own useful functions and were related to each other. He sighed and said: "Yes."
Chapter completed!