Zhao Xing was also quite moved when he heard what Mao Geng said.

Of course, Zhao Shen would not easily forget about Emperor Gaozong fled to the sea in a panic. The idea of ​​leaving more retreat may not have been possible in Zhao Shen's early years, but as time went by, Zhao Shen could only accept the current reality of dividing the north and the south. Not only did it wipe out the ambition of the Northern Expedition, but it also felt that "being worried about defeat before you want to win" was a true saying. Historical experiences and lessons were there, as strong as the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there would be a day of decline. It was a good idea to have another retreat at sea.

Back then, during the Jianyan period, a large army of 100,000 Jin soldiers crossed the river to attack Song, captured Jiankang, and occupied Lin'an. Emperor Gaozong fled all the way to Zhoushan Islands by boat. Later, the Jin soldiers chased them relentlessly and occupied Zhoushan Islands again in a storm. After that, countless ships were released to search for Gaozong. Gaozong had to wander on the sea on a boat. That messy period was really unbearable to look back. If there was a large island across the sea as the rear, the benefits were of course self-evident.

Zhao Dun's idea was different. Zhao Dun thought to himself that it would take only one or two years for the father to hand over the ranks. Even if he occupied Yizhou Island in his hands, he would have to wait until he could turn this Yizhou Island into a territory governed by the Song Dynasty. It seems that he has no hope of the Northern Expedition these days. Being able to expand territory in the south can also be regarded as a prominent achievement that has been famous in history. Therefore, Zhao Dun seems much more eager than Zhao Sheng.

Mao Geng noticed Zhao Dun's eager expression, and saw Zhao Xing pondering again, and was secretly proud of his wonderful idea of ​​developing Taiwan into a special zone.

But at this time, Mr. Xiao Sui spoke again:

"Brother Mao's words are really young and ignorant. In the past, Emperor Yang of Sui sent troops to expedition "Ryukyu". I guess the one who conquered Yizhou was the one who was defeated, but he returned in vain. I think the alien races in the Song Dynasty are still difficult to naturalize. It is not easy to conquer the natives of Yizhou! Besides, I already have a Qiongzhou island in the Song Dynasty. Even if I want to follow Brother Mao's strategy, why bother to seek far away!"

Xiao Shu pointed out the mistakes directly, and Liu Zheng also felt that what Xiao Shu said was reasonable, but Liu Zheng was not as sharp as Xiao Shu, and just said:

"Mao Yisheng, conquering foreign races is not a simple matter. You said that Yizhou Island is extremely large. Can it be bigger than Qiongzhou Island? I dare not claim to have achieved my perfect success in governing Qiongzhou Island in the Song Dynasty. Mao Yisheng was young and did not fear difficulties. This is of course a good thing. However, since ancient times, it was not easy to govern. Emperor Wu of Han fought in the desert and was invincible. However, behind the achievements of eternal times, only those in power knew the disadvantages of expanding territory. Barbarians are difficult to govern. For example, the Meishan Barbarians in Xinhua have been in the process of dozens or hundreds of years before our dynasty gradually became today. Even so, the Meishan Barbarians still have troubles. Therefore, the old ministers think that Yizhou affairs must be done with caution."

Both of them took Qiongzhou, Hainan Island, for example. Mao Geng had not thought about it very thoroughly before. In a hurry, he actually forgot about the huge Hainan Island. In fact, it is not impossible to build a secret base in Hainan Island, but if he wanted to build a special zone on Hainan Island, Zhao Xing would probably not agree. And if he set up a special zone on a territory that did not belong to the Song Dynasty, the possibility of the emperor giving up was much greater.

If you don’t do special zones, you will still be stumbling and stumbling, which is the most boring! Besides, you want to leave the emperor’s sight as far as possible, so that you can be freer. Better to be focused on development, and it is best not to be constrained. To put it bluntly, what you want is a piece of white paper to draw the latest and most beautiful pictures. Why are these two old men in front of you so ignorant? Don’t they know how to block the way for people’s wealth, just like killing their parents!

Mao Geng, who was in a good temper, was also angry at this time, and said in a somewhat impatient tone:

"Dear sirs, first, the island I mentioned is larger than Qiongzhou Island, but just a little farther away; second, although it is slightly farther than Qiongzhou Island, it is also within the scope of our Song Dynasty Navy's conquest. To conquer this island, it is enough to have eight thousand soldiers; third, although Qiongzhou Island is good, it may not be suitable for long-distance exploration; fourth, fourth, I think the territory of the Song Dynasty is not as far away as that of the Han and Tang Dynasties! Do you also want a huge bossless island in front of you!"

After saying these four points, Mao Geng still felt unfinished and said out of nothing:

"If the Song Dynasty doesn't want it, I heard from my mentor that the Japanese are planning how to take this Yizhou Island for themselves."

The Japanese wanted to seize Taiwan, and Mao Geng thought it was not entirely a fabrication. It did not have this idea today, but it not only had ideas but also actions in a few hundred years, so when he said this, Mao Geng seemed to be at ease.

Zhao Dun was also very impatient with the two old ministers. Now he heard Mao Geng say that even if the Song Dynasty does not occupy the Yizhou Island, it cannot be seized by others. What's more, it only takes ten thousand troops to take this island. That's no reason to be polite!

Zhao Dun politely said to Zhao Xing:

"My son asked my father to ask Mao Geng for what he asked. My son was willing to lead 10,000 troops to take this island."

Zhou Bida agreed to occupy Yizhou in his heart. If he could occupy Yizhou while he was the left prime minister, it would be a merit that would be enough to comfort his life. It was time to express his attitude, so he spoke in time:

"I reported to the officials, and the old ministers thought that Yizhou should be taken, but if the heavens do not take it, they would be blamed. Our Song army has not fought for decades, so it would be better to take Yizhou as a practical training force, so as to prepare for the future Northern Expedition. However, the old ministers thought that if the enemy was lenient, they would have to prepare 20,000 troops and one million coins before they could advance to Yizhou. As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lead his troops to the expedition, the old ministers thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not need His Royal Highness to take risks in a mere Yizhou island."

Zhou Bida always had a dream of expedition in his heart, which can be seen from his close friendship with Lu You, Fan Chengda and Yang Wanli, who were the pro-war factionists.

When Mao Geng saw Zhou Bida strongly agree, he felt relieved, but he was worried that Zhao Xing would not be willing to take out the treasury he had accumulated so he hurriedly said:

"It may not cost a million yuan to report to the government. I dare to say that even if I spend one million yuan, with the output of Yizhou, I can return the principal and interest to the government in five years."

After hearing Mao Geng's words, Zhao Xing couldn't help but feel happy. He had accumulated more than 5 million guan over the years and spent one million guan to capture Yizhou, which was more than Qiongzhou Island. The achievements of expanding territory are a great temptation to any emperor, and Zhao Xing cannot avoid the vulgarity.

Moreover, what Zhou Bida said was very reasonable. The Song Dynasty's army did not use war for many years, and it was time to test it with actual combat. With the strength of the Song Dynasty, the risk of rashly expedition was too great, but it was still certain to bully the barbarians.

However, Zhao Xing started to think of his other thoughts. Zhao Dun just asked to lead troops to fight, which made Zhao Xing think of his grandson Zhao Han. Zhao Han was the son of Zhao Kai. Speaking of which, Zhao Kai was also Zhao Dun's brother, but after Zhao Ying compared it with Zhao Kai and Zhao Dun, he did not follow the principle of establishing a crown prince. Zhao Kai, who should have been made the crown prince was replaced by Zhao Dun. As a result, Zhao Dun, who was younger brother, became the crown prince, and Zhao Kai only made a king.

Zhao Shen thought to himself that even if the tax in a year can only reach 400,000 jin in five years, it would be an amazing miracle for an island that was still a wild place five years ago. As long as there is such a situation, the court will make sure to make a profit, let alone win the entire Yizhou Island.

When Zhao Shen thought of this, he lost his psychological burden. He became very childish innocence for a moment. He was very curious about what Mao Geng would use to bet on this bet.

Zhao Shen actually took over the bet, which made the people present look at each other, and was a little stunned for a moment.

But then Xiao Shui advised:

"How can you make a joke about the officials and the court's major affairs?"

Zhou Bida saw that Zhao Shen had signs of revitalizing his ambition, which was a great thing. By the way, 400,000 guan was equivalent to the two tax revenue of one road on Guangnan West Road. If a gambling game could add 400,000 guan, even if the emperor wanted to play Guanpu, what's wrong! Zhou Bi defecated and shook Xiao Sui repeatedly, telling him not to be too troublesome, and it would not be too late to listen to what was the gambling game.

When Mao Geng heard this, he really didn't believe his ears. When did Zhao Shen become gambler? I remembered that Zhao Shen was originally a five-good emperor, what happened today!

But at this time, the car could no longer be stopped. Mao Geng thought about it, gritted his teeth, and had to bite the bullet and said:

"This bet will not cause the government to suffer any loss anyway. I have to do it. If you add one cement and one time table, it is not a problem to earn 150,000 yuan a year. If you occupy Yizhou for five years and the taxes will not reach 400,000 yuan a year, then the kid loses, and the kid will devote these two production skills to the official. Before this, the kid doesn't want any of the money earned from these two items, but it was agreed in advance that these two items can only be placed in Yizhou."

Zhao Shenxin said that this is considered sincere. As for whether the two items can earn 150,000 yuan a year, Zhao Shen is not very concerned. What Zhao Shen is concerned about is that according to this posture, it seems that Mao Geng will definitely win. What will Mao Geng want if he wins? This has to be asked clearly:

"What if you really win?"

Mao Gengxin said that this was a condition to Zhao Shen. It seemed that Zhao Shen was famous for being stingy, so he didn't care! Now, he can't control so much. Mao Geng carefully threw out his own conditions:

"If the boy wins, first, the boy wants these two or 20% of the bonus; second, please give the official a piece of land to the boy in Yizhou."

Mao Geng mentioned this because he believed that these two projects should be produced by the joint venture between officials and private enterprises. If he was just selling technology, he was too disadvantageous, and the joint venture between officials and private enterprises was reasonable. Secondly, the land in Yizhou was originally an unexpected fortune obtained by the Song Dynasty. It was also worth paying for him to give him a piece of land there without the Song Dynasty court. Mao Geng has also read some history, and in history, he still knew about Wang Jian deliberately greedy for money to protect himself. To relieve Zhao Shen, this is also one of the strategies.

After listening to Mao Geng's conditions, everyone became relaxed one by one. Even Xiao Sui stroked his beard. Obviously, he felt that this was not only not a loss for the officials, but was very cost-effective. He wished that the officials would agree immediately. Once the officials agreed, at least the two technologies of cement and time tables could be profitable without spending a penny to buy with Mao Geng. As for five years, it doesn't matter if they lose or win. Anyway, the officials in the Song Dynasty won in the end.
Chapter completed!