Mao Geng felt a little unreal. The highest leadership of the Song Dynasty was so cute. The story he made up was originally just for self-protection and had to be made up. However, because of such an unreliable thing he said, it caused all kinds of incredible worries. In the end, the scriptures and Yuan Yuan were mixed up, and the most unexpected result actually occurred, which made Mao Geng laugh and cry.

But Mao Geng then thought that even in later generations, there were many absurd decision-making events, such as the "satellite release" with a yield of 10,000 jin per mu, and the highest leadership was also excited. Among them, the great scientist Qian Xuesen naively calculated that the yield per mu could reach 40,000 jin according to the photosynthetic energy of plants receiving the sun, which may have been misleading. Although Qian Xuesen calculated the long-term output of grain, the things in the world were a thousand miles apart. Just like today, things are out of tune little by little, even if they are wise as Zhao Sheng, the monarch and ministers, are no exception. Maybe they were really confused by the flying hot air balloons and a series of things that they could not understand. Mao Geng also imagined that in later generations, if an alien who showed all kinds of super technology claimed that he was from somewhere in the deep sea, how many people would question it!

Unexpectedly, Xiao Sui stood up at this time, gave Zhao Guo a deep bow, and once again stubbornly said:

"I reported to the officials, and the old ministers thought that what Brother Mao said was really a bit conquering, how could I believe it all! My Song Dynasty always valued the merits of education, respected the way of saints, and established a country with Confucian ethics. If we follow the strategy of "a hundred flowers blooming", we will inevitably return to the old path of controversy among the hundreds of schools of thought. At that time, we were only afraid that heresy would be prevalent and all kinds of debris appeared. If there were ambitious people taking the opportunity to plan things, the consequences would be unimaginable! Therefore, the old ministers were deeply worried and thought that doing so rashly was not a blessing for the country."

Xiao Sui was born in the censorate and was a strong figure in the dynasty. When Qin Hui was powerful in the past, this lord did not buy Qin Hui's account. Even Mao Geng, a man who didn't care much about politics, had heard of it. When Mao Geng saw that the old man was indeed a person who dared to speak, it was admirable. Mao Geng also knew that even if Song Xiaozong wanted to implement a new policy, he would not only have to pass the censorship, but also faced a letter of advice like Zhu Xi, who did not give the emperor's face, and it was not something that Zhao Xing could do as he wanted.

Zhao Xing saw Xiao Sui's words and said something alarmist, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was reasonable. Zhao Xing remembered the censors. Whenever he had something to do, he would openly accuse the emperor of the censors. This was not right or wrong. He had never wanted to save face for the emperor. If this was also published in newspapers and made the streets and alleys of the Song Dynasty discuss the emperor, wouldn't that be extremely bad! There were also figures like Zhu Xi who always talked about the government affairs. If those mean remarks were also published in newspapers, the emperor would also have no face.

While Zhao Xing was pondering, Wen Yuan spoke again:

"I reported to the official family, Xiaosheng thought that what Xiao Shenzheng said was really out of his intention to plan for the country, but Xiaosheng also had a countermeasure. This countermeasure must not only eliminate heresy, but also achieve the prosperity of all flowers. Xiaosheng dared to say it out, and asked the official family and all the masters to correct me!"

Regarding the matter of running a newspaper, this is within the scope of guessing the question. Wen Yuan and Mao Geng did their homework before coming here. When will they not express it?

Zhao Xing heard that Wen Yuan had the best of both worlds. Although he was young, he had more experience in running newspapers than anyone else. Naturally, he had to listen to what he said and immediately encouraged Wen Yuan but said it was okay.

The countermeasures Wen Yuan actually wanted to talk about were of course from Mao Geng, which was the press and publishing system that Mao Geng was familiar with later generations. First, the newspapers were divided into official, private, and official newspapers dominated public opinion, while private newspapers focused on entertainment. Second, newspapers were all censored, especially in terms of political discussions, and the general direction of private newspapers should be consistent with the court.

Once Jing Wenyuan said this policy, all the political experts present immediately felt that this proposal was feasible. Because the Song Dynasty had never published the books, there was no limit on the publication of books among the people, and the Xiaozong Dynasty had no restrictions on the Confucian debates among various factions, so there was a dispute between Neo-Confucianism and the mind study between Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan, and a long debate between Zhu Xi and Chen Liang, who had lasted for more than a year, which was a debate between Neo-Confucianism and pragmatism. It can be said that the Xiaozong Dynasty was the most free era of thought and academic studies in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xing never had the idea of ​​banning the issuance of the "New News", but he had no proper idea about how to run the official newspaper. Now, after hearing Wen Yuan's words, he felt a clear idea. Originally, Zhao Xing wanted to recruit Wen Yuan to Lin'an to run the newspaper, but now he saw that the official newspaper did not have to deal with others, and there were many talents in the court who were competent to run the newspaper.

At this point, Ting went off topic for a long time and finally got back to the point.

Zhao Xing also recalled the issue at this time, and then remembered the pre-determined issue of the hot air balloon. Then he went off topic for a long time and then returned to the second issue - running newspapers. The newspapers seemed to be stopped here, so we should discuss the transformation of the capital and water shipping and the official cement business.

Zhao Ling cleared her throat and said:

"I heard that the two students built hydraulic machinery on the water to facilitate boating. The local people have different opinions on this. I want to hear your two views."

According to the division of labor, this is the question that Mao Geng is responsible for dealing with. Mao Geng was prepared for this and now he explained the relevant aspects of shipping transformation in an orderly manner, including the ability to greatly reduce the risk of ships and greatly improve the capacity. The batch production of water wheels will greatly reduce the cost of water wheels and further allow water wheels to serve the water conservancy and irrigation of the Song Dynasty. In addition, the improvement of foreign water shipping will greatly improve the administrative efficiency of the Song Dynasty in the original Meishan Barbarian area, which is conducive to the naturalization of the barbarians. Such. Appropriate charges are only to maintain their long-term operation. As for free, it is temporarily unfeasible unless the government can invest in maintaining and hiring manpower to operate. In short, this move is beneficial without any harm, and is a real benefit to the people.

Zhao Xing was quite concerned about benefiting the people, especially Mao Geng’s statement that improving water and water shipping could improve the administrative efficiency of the Song Dynasty’s government in the local area, which reached Zhao Xing’s heart. However, the five old ministers were all people with local administrative experience and did not believe it because Mao Geng said it was a splendid thing, because it was the first time in the entire Song Dynasty. This matter must be cautious. Although no one opposed this matter, the final compromise was that the Ministry of Works sent officials to Shaozhou for inspection. After the inspection was feasible, three or four hydraulic facilities were built in advance to trial the charge. If the effect was good, it would be fully implemented.

Mao Geng could only smile bitterly, but he knew that there was nothing wrong with the important officials present in the Song Dynasty to act cautiously. Such a safe plan was almost an inevitable choice for the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, such a transformation project would have to go through many twists and turns even in the future, and it would have to be approved by the Development and Reform Commission in the end. However, after all, communication and transportation were much more convenient in later generations, and it would not take too long to complete the procedures. However, in the Song Dynasty, it would be impossible to complete the investigation, demonstration, and pilot projects in full implementation in less than two or three years.

Therefore, Mao Geng was very disappointed and thought that under such a bond, it was so difficult to do something involving charity. Isn’t it more difficult to talk about reform than to the sky!

But Mao Geng immediately remembered Xin Qiji's experience. This suspected time traveler was unrealized when he arrived in the Song Dynasty. He was too young than Xin Qiji. He was appreciated by Emperor Xiaozong of Song, so he could promote the transformation of Zishui shipping step by step. He should be content.

Mao Geng glanced at the watch. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Mao Geng had just focused on the Tingge, so he temporarily forgot to be hungry. At this time, he suddenly realized that it was almost time for dinner and felt extremely hungry. But Tingge had not finished yet, and Zhao Guo did not mean to provide snacks.

Mao Geng didn't know how long the court would take to go. Mao Geng originally planned to reveal that he could build artillery for the Song Dynasty, so that the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty would be excited, but after the court, Mao Geng's focus is on self-protection. Imagine how the father and son of Song Xiaozong would feel if he was made? Maybe he loved and feared. Before he could use his skills, he was considered "the ability to penetrate the sky and the earth". If he created another killing weapon, wouldn't it make Zhao Guo and his son unable to sleep or eat? Therefore, Mao Geng decided not to build artillery and other weapons for the time being before gaining the full trust of the current official family.

Mao Geng was thinking about the sayings of accompanying the king as if he was with a tiger, but the right prime minister Liu Zheng raised new questions:

"Mao Yisheng, the old minister suggested that the official buy you the method of making cement, and the official produces cement by itself to meet the use of building cities and guarding the Song Dynasty. The official also felt that this might be a try. The old minister wanted to ask you what you mean."

Liu Zheng said this, of course, to leave room for the government, but it is obvious that the government has the intention of running cement, which is very unexpected to Mao Geng. Oh my god! Do you really want to build a large state-owned enterprise? If the court had the first question, Mao Geng might agree very readily. As long as he could be a CEO of the official cement company, other conditions would be easy to negotiate. But now it is different. The court just now made Mao Geng have the idea, that is, he could not stay in Lin'an. Not only was he constrained by all parties, but he was also inconvenient to continue to develop new technologies by himself.

In the eyes of Zhao Guo and his son, he had probably become a dangerous person. If he stayed in Lin'an and continued to develop shocking new technologies, there were many people here who were ulterior motives and good at making money. They were full of money, and the monarch was always suspicious. If one day Zhao Guo and his son felt that they were really a threat by the bedside, they would probably lose their lives.

But then again, since he is now a dangerous person in the eyes of Zhao Group, what is his best self-protection strategy?

Alas! We have to look at the stories we made up. According to our own definition, the great "secret" thousands of miles away should be a threat that Zhao Guo and his son are even more afraid of. If Zhao Guo and his son believe that they can salvage the secret, they should first believe that they are the best candidate. If they are convinced that their attitude is sincere for the Song Dynasty, they will not only have a worry-free life, but also have great favors to Zhao Guo and his son.

So the second thing is that from now on, Zhao Shen and his son must see their sincerity in achieving "secrets" for the Song Dynasty.

When Xiao Sui saw that Mao Geng was just pondering, he couldn't help but feel a little angry and shouted:

"Boy, do you dare to despise the power of heaven? Is it okay? Tell me quickly if I have something to do."

However, Zhao Shen gave Mao Geng amicably:

"I want to buy it from him. If he wants to sell it, it is inevitable to think about it. Xiao Aiqing doesn't have to force him."

Yes, old man, don’t get angry at all times. Look at how good the official family is. But Mao Geng still said to the official family gratefully:

"Thank you for your understanding!"

After a while, Mao Geng finally came up with a perfect countermeasure that he thought he would win multiple goals in one go, and then said:

"It's not that the boy is self-deserving. It's just that before talking about cement, the boy has something to say, so please allow the official."

Zhao Shen summoned the two of them today to the court. Although he felt that Mao Geng was too magical and made people feel a little pressure, overall Mao Geng's performance was quite satisfactory. He had something to say, so he naturally wanted to let him say it, so he smiled and said:

"Brother Mao just say it."

Mao Geng took a deep breath, calmed down, and said with a sigh:

"The boy dared to think that there are two things in the Song Dynasty at the moment, which are the top priority. The first thing is how to compete with the Jin people, and the second thing is how to create conditions to salvage secrets thousands of miles away as soon as possible. The boy is already concerned about these two things."

When Zhao Shen heard this, he said oh, thinking that the first thing is that I have not devoted much effort over the years. I was determined to fight the Northern Expedition in my early years, but now I have retreated. As for the second one, what deep-sea magic ship you just said to build to salvage it, are you really hopeful?

Since Mao Geng started, he continued to say without hesitation:

"I heard Chen Liang say that there is a saying in the market that the Song Dynasty and the Jin people competed with each other. For the Song Dynasty, it was related to survival, but for the Jin people, it was only related to winning or losing. It was because after the Jin people lost, they just had to flee to the north. The Song Dynasty was never possible to pursue the north all the time. But the Song Dynasty was different, because the Song Dynasty had no room for buffering, and going south was the sea. Therefore, this statement was not unreasonable."

Everyone present is familiar with the classics and history and is familiar with the old events of the Han and Tang dynasties. Even if they are as powerful as the Han and Tang dynasties, they cannot sweep the entire desert and destroy the alien race in one fell swoop, and they cannot even control the enemy after they are defeated. It is just because the northwards are more barren and not worthy of military military force. Therefore, for the Jin people, it is really just a matter of winning or losing. If they lose, they can leave, and the Song Dynasty can do nothing.

When Mao Geng saw that no one was refuting it in the field, and even Xiao Sui did not speak out. He knew that this argument seemed very popular in the eyes of the highest level of the Song Dynasty. Mao Geng became more confident and tried to put forward his plan:

"The boy's mentor once said that in the southeast of Fujian, there is a huge island across the sea. The land is fertile and the climate is pleasant. Rice can be ripe three times a year. My mentor once said that the Song Dynasty should send people to run this island, which can not only enhance the national strength of the Song Dynasty, but also serve as an important rear for competing with the Jin people."

When Zhou Bida heard this, he guessed what Mao Geng pointed out and said:

"Did Brother Mao talk about Yizhou? It is said that Sun Quan sent troops to this island during the Three Kingdoms period, but the miasma on the island is very heavy. It is said that there are only savages on the island, and only nine out of ten ordinary people will find it difficult to survive on the island."

Mao Geng said in his heart that you all know this island, and they are afraid of miasma just because you don’t understand what miasma is. After understanding it, it will be nothing. Mao Geng said confidently:

"The boy's mentor has passed on the method of choking miasma. With this method, ordinary people can go to the island at will."

When Zhao Dun heard this, his eyes shone, but he still didn't believe it, so he asked again:

"This is serious?"

"really!"

Mao Geng has the Yao family’s method of dealing with miasma at the bottom, and he also has the basic knowledge of dealing with miasma that he brought from later generations, so he certainly dares to pat his chest.

Since the Song Dynasty did not want to occupy Taiwan Island, which was called Yizhou in ancient times, but was just worried about miasma, it would be even better. Mao Geng breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The second thing is to salvage the secret thousands of miles away, you need to have years of preparation, such as building a dragon boat that can penetrate the seabed, and this matter must be carried out in secret, and that Yizhou Island is the best place to prepare for this matter."

Mao Geng paused, looked around the Song monarch and ministers present, and said with great sincerity:

"The boy thought that whether it was to compete with the Jin people or even the Central Plains in the north or to go thousands of miles to find secrets, he should run Yizhou. The boy was willing to do his best. After taking down Yizhou, the boy thought that like cement, the timetable would be transferred to the official camp at that time, but in order to strictly keep the secrets, the boy also suggested moving to Yizhou Island. At the same time, the boy suggested that the government should divide Yizhou into a special zone, and the rules did not need to copy the provisions of the Song Dynasty. Everything was to do with the goal of managing Yizhou as soon as possible. The boy estimated that ten years would last for the first time, and the results would be achieved."

Mao Geng couldn't wait to throw out the concept of the Special Administrative Region, and he really felt that he could not beat the official figures of the Song Dynasty. Even the suspected time traveler Xin Qiji, who was capable of being powerful, could not beat the other person, let alone himself. At the same time, he could not compete with the powerful habitual forces. A transformation of Zishui shipping allowed him to see the difficulties of breaking the tradition. Even the emperor had to surrender to the tradition most of the time.

In this case, there were successful cases of Deng’s establishment of a special zone to create a “experimental field” in later generations. It would be a shame to plagiarize it when he came to Song Dynasty by himself.
Chapter completed!