The Western world is far less peaceful than it seems. In Zhao Zhen's view, the East is already the most unified and peaceful place, and of course its prosperity is far better than that of the West.

All these contributions are attributed to the ancestors of China. The more stable the place and the more stable the dynasty, the more amazing its development speed, and the prosperity under the rule of the world is unimaginable. The Song Dynasty has been stable for decades.

Since defeating the two powerful nations of Dangxiang and Khitan, the Han civilization has no strong enemies in the west and north, and the stability on the grassland is unpredictable.

Even Zhao Zhen himself did not expect that urbanization would bring peace and stability to the grassland. The northern grasslands of the Song Dynasty have actually been expanding, and their territory in East Asia has long surpassed the "strong and proud" rooster and turned into a huge maple leaf.

Needless to say, the land in the south is taken into account, the former land of Jiaozhi led by the Yue Dynasty was included, while the grasslands in the north are constantly expanding, which is caused by the expansion of demand for grasslands.

No one expected that after the beginning of urbanization, the demand for grasslands in the north was increasing, and a large number of good horses needed more grasslands. The strength of the Song Dynasty gave the northern nomads a strong backing, and they could grazing on the grasslands at will, and even if they met foreign tribes, they could gain the support of the Song Dynasty.

As a result, more and more grasslands in the north became stronger and stronger. Many foreign tribes even surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Now the entire Baikal area has been included in the Song Dynasty.

Such a huge territory, and the territory that was actually controlled, has never appeared in the history of the Han Dynasty. Zhao Zhen’s best way to consolidate the north was to carry out the urbanization process.

Urbanization can connect people to the greatest extent, and use culture, economy, politics, and many other means to rule. Although it is rule, it has to be said that it is an excellent thing for nomadic peoples.

The concentration of resources makes the city very important and makes the nomads on the grassland live better, because they know that there will always be a place that will turn their output into money, and money can buy the goods they need.

In this way, life became more secure. They were willing to accept the rule of the Song Empire and proudly called themselves "Song people"!

The title of "Song people" has surpassed the "Tang people" to some extent. The Song people are stronger and more confident because their territory is beyond the reach of their predecessors, and their wealth is what the world looks forward to.

It is because of this stability and prosperity that many parts of the Song Dynasty have entered the capital era, and the popularity of official notes has made the economic development of the Song Dynasty unprecedentedly rapid.

The "resurrection" of the Silk Road made life better in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, you can't starve to death as long as you have hands and feet, and you can save money. Without waiting for a certain opportunity, you will become a fortune made by merchants.

The larger the territory, the more resources it is. This is the most basic common thing. Zhao Zhen knew that the Song Dynasty could not expand infinitely, but every inch of land was an indispensable existence.

Because having land means people, population is another problem for the Song Dynasty. Compared with the population in later generations, the current population of the Song Dynasty is not large. The scattered hundreds of millions of people on the huge land in East Asia will not cause the problem of land congestion.

On the contrary, the population base is still increasing. Zhao Zhen believes that the integration between various ethnic groups is already underway, and a China with the Han people as the main body and the various ethnic groups as the vassals is also rising.

The ancestors of China left too much wealth for their descendants. In Zhao Zhen's view, the greatest wealth was the civilization that had a long history in the ancient garden, which allowed the historians of the Song Dynasty and officials of the Ministry of Rites to incorporate many foreign races into the history of China.

History is written by people and by victors. The continuous increase in the Song Dynasty has led to more and more foreign races. Of course, many of them are of the same origin and race. Any foreign race who have come into contact with China can find a place in the ancient history of China.

This makes the Han civilization more closely connected with foreign races, and also satisfies the conditions for foreign races to surrender, especially the northern ethnic groups, most of which are descendants of the northern ethnic groups in China, such as the Huns, Turks, Rouran, etc., many of them are native natives, but after being invaded and occupied, they are assimilated to themselves and do not know who their ancestors are.

At this time, the Song Dynasty stood up and told them that your ancestors were once a branch of the ancestors of the Song people in China. The Han people, as the most powerful group, won the final victory. Now the Chinese races have begun to unite and integrate. The power of the Song Dynasty is your strength. Should you integrate into the Song Dynasty with your land and skills?

Such temptation is irresistible. Most of the tribes in the north have narrow land and scarce resources, while the goods of the Song Dynasty are famous all over the world. Once they are integrated into the Song Dynasty, the benefits will be far greater than sticking to the rules.

The most important point is that the power of the Song Dynasty allowed many tribes to merge. If you don’t support yourself, the person who submits first will be stronger than you and will live better than you!

Who would refuse the protection of a powerful dynasty?

As a result, the northern territory of the Song Dynasty began to expand rapidly, and merchants became rich people on this expansion road. They brought the goods from the Song Dynasty to the far north, exchanged for precious things, and then transported them to the Central Plains to earn the difference.

As long as you can endure hardships and as long as you can transport the goods safely, you will get rich overnight. Many people gain amazing wealth just after just one trip.

The above expansion was something Zhao Zhen himself had never expected. When he saw that the actual control area of ​​the Song Dynasty had extended to the Western Siberian Plain, he was shocked and almost fell off his seat.

Siberia has a large area of ​​land, but it also has an extremely harsh climate, cold!!

There are many frozen soils that are difficult to cultivate and grazed, and the Han Dynasty has not been exposed to that land. General Huo Qubing personally led a large army to "convene to lightly pay the opportunity, to pass the curtain, to overcome the difficult mausoleum, to help Gonglu, seal the wolf and settle in Xushan, to Zen Guyan, and climb to Hanhai."

The Hanhai was referring to the North Sea at that time, and it was the peak along the coast of Lake Baikal. This was the south of the Yaku region in Northeast Asia. In this way, the south of the Yaku was already arrived by the Han army in the Han Dynasty, but Huo Qubing returned with great victory and the Han Dynasty did not rule the area.

The main reason is that most of the land on that side is a barren land without production. The Han family looked down on it and had never thought of colonization.

But the Song Dynasty is different. Of course, you don’t want bad land, but you can declare sovereignty. This is a place where the Song people and all dynasties are different. No one knows what is under the land. But since it is land without anyone, it is not difficult to declare sovereignty, right?

As a result, a large amount of land in Siberia was recorded in the official history and documents by the Song Dynasty, and it was announced that the Protectorate and Protectorate were established there. Although no one would go, it had appeared in the official records of the Song Dynasty and had reasonable and legality.
Chapter completed!