The civil and military officials in the court had long known about Dali's move to seize the title. Although they did not say it on the surface, there was still a feeling of war weariness permeating the situation. Naturally, the civil servants did not want the Song Dynasty to become a warlike country.

The Liao Dynasty was in turmoil after the death of the Emperor of Liao, and the death of King Xiping Li Deming later. This was undoubtedly God's favor for the Song Dynasty. At this time, it was time to recuperate and take good care of the Song Dynasty.

The use of foreign troops consumes a lot of money, and Dali is a country that Taizu has decreed will not be invaded. In the opinion of the civil servants, it is just a matter of repelling their invasion and sending envoys to rebuke them. There is no need to destroy the country.

Besides, what is the use of the barren land?

Zhao Zhen sat on the throne of Daqing Palace and looked at the upright Lu Zongdao and sighed slightly. Master Lu stepped forward after being encouraged by others, but he could not admit the Song Dynasty's conquest in front of all the civil and military officials.

Dali is for wealth and land.

The best strategy is to use force to fight. Zhao Zhen slowly said: "Even the barbaric country of Dali tramples on the majesty of the Song Dynasty. How can we frighten Xiaoxiao without using thunderous means?"

Lu Zongdao responded: "Although Dali has many barbarians, it is not a barbaric country. How can a country based on Buddhism and Confucianism be barbaric?"

These words were a slap in the face. Many courtiers were silent. They were the ones who just shouted about the barbarism of Dali...

Cao Wei seized the opportunity and said: "What Lu Shenzheng said is absolutely true. Dali was founded on Confucianism. It should have followed the laws and etiquette. We, the Song Dynasty, should be the suzerain country and pay tribute every year and become ministers every year.

When Taizu Jade Ax demarcated the country, he showed pity for Dali, a country of Buddhist Confucianism, and the Confucian generosity was not shown during the attack. Now, this polite and orderly country is provoking our country, the Song Dynasty. His Majesty wants him to go to the country and seize the title.

Act accordingly!"

Lu Zongdao was speechless by Cao Wei, and the civil servants looked at Cao Wei with some dissatisfaction. In their view, the generals were eager for war. This was a good opportunity for them to gain real power and make military exploits, and this was exactly

It is the last thing that civil servants want to see, but it is the general trend.

The public opinion among the people has been tilted towards Zhao Zhen. Regarding the provocative behavior of conquering Dali, the common people, scholars, and merchants all supported it, and there were often people criticizing him with words and writings in the land of Goulan Washe.

Are the Southern Barbarians provoking the Song Dynasty? Are they trying to bully me into having no one in the Song Dynasty?

The Western Expedition to seize the land of Dangxiang and the two states had already made the people of Song Dynasty confident in war. The most intuitive way for the people to discover whether the country is strong is from the military. No matter how much wealth there is, no matter how prosperous the market is, what can really make the people support it?

The only thing that can stand up is strength in force.

This is also the reason why later generations think that the prosperous Tang Dynasty was powerful while the Song Dynasty was poor and weak.

The military strength of the Song Dynasty was a visible and tangible strength. It was a real strength. From the Emperor's Four Guards to the Yulin Guards, from the Armament Department to the Military Academy, these changes were seen by the people.

Really.

Civil servants always thought that although the country was too big and warlike, it would inevitably perish, but they did not see that if the Song Dynasty wanted to develop further, it must carry out military expansion. At the beginning, Zhao Zhen cautiously restrained the crazy ideas in his mind, but gradually

As the prosperity of the domestic economy became more and more exaggerated, Zhao Zhen began to implement the policy of external expansion.

Whether it was conquering Dali or sending more troops to Japan, all of this was an inevitable trend in the development of the Song Dynasty. In feudal society, there was no sovereign currency and could only issue gold and silver-based currency. How much gold and silver was issued?

How much currency greatly limits the development of business.

People from Yiji Leye have complained to Zhao Zhen more than once. The current large-scale transactions in the Song Dynasty are scary. If they don't implement the monetization policy, they will face the embarrassment of having nothing to eat. After all, the bank account is not a bank, and the Jiaozi is not a paper currency.

To put it bluntly, the current Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty is the stub of copper coins. You can withdraw as much as you deposit. Although it is recognized by the people of the Song Dynasty, it cannot be recognized by overseas merchants and other countries. Only the copper coins of the Song Dynasty are the currency recognized by everyone in this era.

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Zhao Zhen proposed the idea of ​​gold and silver standard currency to Rabbi. Rabbi was immediately stunned by this advanced economic and financial concept. After a group of discussions, Rabbi almost gritted his teeth and said to Zhao Zhen: "

If the Song Dynasty wanted to issue banknotes that everyone in the world could recognize, it must have the ability to exchange gold and silver for the banknotes and a large amount of gold and silver reserves!"

It has to be said that Jews are born to do business, and the secret of the gold standard currency is revealed in one sentence. The pound sterling in the empire where the sun never sets not only contains gold in the paper, but can also be exchanged for gold at any time in all banks in the UK. This undoubtedly guarantees the stability of the pound.

Being strong and linked to gold is the best guarantee for banknotes, and sometimes this guarantee even exceeds that of sovereign currencies.

The purpose of Zhao Zhen's use of troops in Dali was to alleviate the domestic money shortage. At the very least, he had to ensure enough copper coins. Yunnan copper not only has high output but also has good quality. The famous Zhu Tiyin and Heqing Beiya gold mines are both

From the land of Yunnan.

As long as we capture Yunnan, we won’t believe we can’t find it!

Dali is a Buddhist country. The worship of Buddhism in the country makes Zhao Zhen, the king of the country, feel scared. The king of Dali often cedes the throne to his nephews and then runs to become a monk. What is good for the superiors must be followed by the inferiors. Gold is such a vulgar thing.

But it is precisely linked to Buddhism. There are many golden Buddha statues in Dali's treasury.

His thoughts returned to the main hall. The court meeting had entered the final stage. The courtiers were basically waiting for the end of the court. At this time, the scene outside the door suddenly became noisy. A group of servants came to the Daqing Hall surrounded by a dusty knight.

In the square, Zhao Zhen looked through the palace gate and suddenly found a feather on his helmet...

Emergency military situation!

The knight used his last strength to raise the box in his hand and shouted: "Your Majesty, let's take the capital of Dali!"

Everyone stared straight at the box in the knight's hand. Sancai hurriedly rushed over to retrieve the box and handed it to Zhao Zhen respectfully. The objects inside the box were opened and emitted a warm light like the sun. The purity of the Emperor of Dali

Golden Jade Seal!

Zhao Zhen looked calm on the surface, but his heart was already trembling with excitement: "Privy Privy Cao, since Di Qing successfully captured Yangju City, should the army pacify the entire Dali Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, 80,000 imperial troops are on standby in Lizhou. At this time, they should have received military information from General Di and are heading to Dali to pacify various places!"

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. Yes, when Di Qing and Bao Zheng set out, Zhao Zhen had gathered the imperial troops from all over the south in order to cooperate with Di Qing's army to pacify the entire Dali Kingdom.

The garrison is the most important symbol of the occupation of Dali. Zhao Zhen will not repeat the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty. The autonomous Dali will never accept the rule of the Song Dynasty honestly.

All the civil and military officials in the court congratulated Zhao Zhen in unison. The achievement of destroying the country was simply the greatest achievement for the emperor. This was what the Song Dynasty, which had reached its golden age of civility, needed most, martial arts!

Tang governed the people with lenient treatment and eliminated severe abuses, King Wen governed with civility, and King Wu used martial arts to eliminate the disasters of the people. These are all men who have made great contributions to the people.

How could Zhao Zhen, such a young man who has reached the standards of an eternal emperor, not be worshiped by hundreds of officials?

The cry of long live resounded in the Daqing Hall, and slowly the entire palace was shouting, and then spread to the entire Tokyo city. After the Liao people learned that the Song Dynasty had annexed Dali, they tightly closed the gate of Duting Station, and the Dangxiang people were silent.
Chapter completed!