Time passed by like a flash of time, and it was the end of the seventeenth year of Chunxi in a blink of an eye.

During this year, the Song Dynasty showed obvious signs of revival. Zhao Shen sat on the throne of the emperor. As various exciting news continued to come, Zhao Shen ignited the kind of passion he was in his youth again.

Originally, Zhao Shen had the intention of abdicating the throne and becoming the Supreme Emperor in the fifteenth year of Chunxi. The reason was that he had no hope of the Northern Expedition. Year after year of diligence still had a successful situation. As such days were long, he was older and had fewer days in the future, he became more and more discouraged. It was said that there was no greater sorrow than death in his heart. It was probably Zhao Shen's state of mind at that time. Once upon a time, Zhao Shen was really going to find an appropriate opportunity to simply hand over the work to his son Zhao Dun.

However, there are always talents who have never appeared in every era. In the fifteenth year of Chunxi, it seemed that God's arrangement was the arrangement of God, which brought Mao Geng a surprise to the Song Dynasty. Then, the Song Dynasty suddenly showed vitality. In just one or two years, miracles emerged one by one, making Zhao Shen a little dazzled. Now, Zhao Shen can conclude that even if he could not succeed in his lifetime in the Northern Expedition, the next emperor of the Song Dynasty would definitely take back the hometown of the Central Plains, and even the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which were betrayed by Shi Jingtang.

If the Song Dynasty was still very afraid of the Jin soldiers before, then the situation changed after Mao Geng invented the artillery. The so-called "offensive and defensive" is what it means. Since the amazingly powerful artillery, the Song Dynasty has clearly changed from a military disadvantage to a military advantage. With the advent of muskets and the gradual equipment of the army, it is not a secret that it is only a matter of time before the Jin soldiers are overwhelmed in terms of military strength.

If taking down Taiwan was a big step in maritime strategy, then after occupying the large island of Luzon, Zhao Shen realized that the world originally contained huge opportunities. Moreover, morally speaking, compared with those primitive lives that were still stuck in the slash-and-burn farming, the civilization leading level of the Song Dynasty could indeed be regarded as high as the mountain. In the fashionable words in the newspaper, the Song Dynasty had the responsibility to lead the uncivilized indigenous people to move towards civilization. From this point of view, the Song Dynasty was completely famous, urging the people to punish crimes, and saving the people from water and fire. This is what it means.

From this point of view, even from the perspective of justice, if the Song Dynasty really retreated like those pedantic people suggested and allowed the Luzon natives to survive on their own, it would be absolutely irresponsible. As a responsible civilized power, the Song Dynasty must never do such a behavior that would be abandoned at all.

But the question is again. What kind of governance methods should be adopted for Luzon be obviously worth considering. If it were in the past, it would be mostly the same as the one in Qiongzhou, even in Qiongzhou, it is still in such a state. All the Li people live in the same way. However, Taiwan has basically completed the traditional transformation of land in a year and a half, which is obviously worth learning from. Of course, the most shining thing is the Kaohsiung Special Zone. The achievements of this "special zone" are really special and dazzling, so in Zhao Shen's mind, there is a hypothesis that if there were more special zones like this, what would the Song Dynasty look like!

In this year and a half, the Special Zone digested 25,000 fang army, saving the imperial court more than 2 million jin of military expenditure for the fang army. This is a long-term effect, and it can save 1.5 million jin of military expenditure every year. As for whether the reduction of the fang army will affect the overall military strength of the Song Dynasty to compete with the Jin soldiers, of course there is no need to worry about this. Cannons and muskets are invincible in this era. Now, hundreds of cannons and thousands of muskets have been equipped in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Yue Ju has been transferred back to Lin'an. Chen Yujie, who has been commanding firearms effectively, also came to Lin'an. I believe that with the evolution of time, the Song Dynasty's firearms will become more and more powerful. With a batch of elite soldiers and generals, they will wait for a certain opportunity to wipe out the Jin soldiers in one fell swoop. Since they are now on the road of elite soldiers, the Xiang army that is inexpensive to pay military salaries in the Song Dynasty can continue to be laid off.

In addition to its contribution to military weapons, the SAR's contribution to the national treasury is also surprising.

The court's cement production profits were amazing. With the continuous increase in output, the cement production in the Special Administrative Region reached 170,000 tons, the price of cement per ton was 15 knots, the revenue reached 245 knots, and the profit exceeded 1 million knots. This alone is enough to offset all the investments in Taiwan that day. The cement in the Special Administrative Region is still expanding its production capacity, and cement plants in Fujian, Lin'an and Sichuan are also being launched one after another, which will be the North Koreans. The court won higher returns. As for the timetable, its revenue reached an unimaginable 4.2 million guan, and its profit was even more than 3 million guan. This has not yet calculated the income of Taiwan Song Haimao. With the income of Taiwan Song Haimao of 3 million, Zhao Shen had no reason to be unhappy. In addition, there was also the copper, zinc and manganese mining hosted by Xin Qiji, which was closely related to the special zone. Xin Qiji also digested 20,000 vans and won more than 2 million profits.

Emperor Zhao Shen of the Song Dynasty had reason to be happy. Compared with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Mao Geng made a lot of money. Glass, soap, matches, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, car and shipbuilding were all big profitable players. In addition, the newly launched perfumes, textile and fashion projects and of course speculative returns on stocks by the Lady of Crossing the Frontier after coming to the Special Administrative Region, the Mao Group's profits exceeded 6 million yuan.

Having said that, in this year, Mao Geng encountered the biggest challenge since time travel, because suddenly another group of time travelers came. Mao Geng, caught off guard, was extremely nervous at one time, but the crisis quickly passed, and the time travelers formed a time travel alliance. The alliance formulated the priority principle of coming first and then coming. Mao Geng was fortunate to become the supreme leader of the time and space travel across the border, and then, crossing the border formed a community of interests.

Of course, in Mao Geng's mind, the crisis has not really passed. In the days to come, some unstable variables are being interpreted one after another. For example, Lu Yijian is a variable that is difficult to grasp. This kid has now arrived in Lin'an and seems to be doing well in the court. Who can guarantee that this kid will not have any monsters when he succeeds in the future? Besides, Rodman, a foreigner, always yells to go to Australia, and it's really unrest.

On the side of the Isthmus of Kra, Ma Fen and Han Huanzhang, with a group of mobs from many countries, have been expanding their territory along the Isthmus of Kra. The indigenous tribes are not the opponents of these people, but the indigenous people brought real wax rescuers. Fortunately, Ma Fen was well-instructed and "meteor bombs" cheered. In the end, the real wax soldiers did not gain any advantage and had to withdraw their troops in disgrace. Of course, this is also because the troops in Champa were already in the forefront. As a result, the situation in the Isthmus of Kra has temporarily stabilized.

Liu Wenbing led two ocean-going ships to India, and trade was second to the next. Liu Wenbing claimed that this was just a long voyage. Even so, Liu Wenbing did not make a trip in vain. The silk porcelain of the Song Dynasty was still quite popular. Selling silk porcelain, purchasing cotton, spices, etc., and making a lot of money. Liu Wenbing then returned to Haqin Town on the west coast of the Isthmus of Kra, corresponding to the west coast. The port on the east coast was named Malay Town, which respected history after all.

A wool road has been repaired, and the east and west coasts have been opened, but this road is full of mud when it rains, which is obviously far from the requirements of the travelers. Therefore, the travelers in the travelers in the Isthmus claim that it is imperative to build Qin-style rails. On the Isthmus, road construction and construction at this stage must be cost-effective, but it is not useless. At least, this is a great promotion for India's trade. According to Liu Wenbing, the cotton purchased in India can be The same is true for the purpose of storing in Haqin Town. The distance between India and Haqin Town is very close. If shipping only requires the Indian Ocean route, I believe there are a large number of Indians, and Middle East sea merchants can open short-distance routes in the Indian Ocean. Similarly, Malay Town on the east coast is not far from the coast of China, and it will also attract a large number of merchants to open routes from China to Malay Town. In this way, Malay Town and Haqin Town with the help of Krama Road are expected to become a world-wide trade hub in this time and space.

In theory, this is certainly true, but so far, the Isthmus of Kra has not shown any particular appeal, with only a few affiliates and merchants supporting the hub in the concept with practical actions.

With the insistence of the Krabang travelers, the concrete rail has begun to be built. What is painful is that the track width of this rail uses a strange width value: 2.222 meters, which is ridiculed as the second wide rail in history. It is said that it is not a basis for any reason.

Speaking of wide-gauge railways, there are many railways that are 1435 mm wider than the world's popular rails. Russia and Central Asian countries, including Pakistan, use 1520 (1524)mm gauge, while Spain and India have wider tracks, with 1676 mm gauge. However, compared to the record wide rails that have existed in history, these are clouds. Among them, the Great Western Railway designed by French engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel used a rare 2140 mm gauge, which is called "invincible wide rail". Why is it called invincible wide rail? That's because, after the rails are wider, not only does the stability of the train travel greatly enhance, but the interior of the carriage also becomes spacious and comfortable.

But no matter what, the 2.14-meter wide rail is already outrageous. In history, this section of the wide rail railway was later stripped by the British and replaced by a rail width of 1435. It can be seen that the width of 2.14 meters is not popular. Unexpectedly, the guy Han Huanzhang actually thought that 2.14 meters was not wide enough and insisted on creating the second number of 2.222. Isn't this a waste? However, Han Huanzhang received unanimous support from the Kranagan group, and they argued that the track width of 2 to 2.5 meters is the most scientific. Mao Geng was the kind of person who is easy to talk to, and Lao Qiu's support. Lao Qiu believed that wide rail was more in line with industrial art, so this strange wide rail was also announced to be passed.

It can be seen that although there are such discordant noises across the border, there has not been any major storm after all. Overall, the situation is still controllable.

Mao Geng still felt that he was not very satisfied, but in the eyes of the people of the Song Dynasty, Mao Geng and the Special Zone were simply a miracle that was against the will of heaven. The speed of the Special Zone was kept by people and would always say, "Look, what is the Special Zone?" Anyway, the miracle created by Mao Geng in the Special Zone has become the focus of the Song Dynasty and attracted the attention of countless people in the Song Dynasty. Many people were attracted by the Special Zone. Although they were far away from the sea, they still traveled thousands of miles to the Special Zone. It is impossible not to say that over the past year, more and more people have gone to the Special Zone.

Including the Emperor Zhao Guo in the deep palace, he couldn't help but feel some expectations, wanting to see with his own eyes how magical the Special Administrative Region is.
Chapter completed!