After returning to Kaifeng Prefecture, Wu Haogu was always very busy. There were a lot of accounts on the Republican Bank, and some major decisions were required to make decisions. There were also many social events. Zhao Ji, the official, also sent him to play military officers and often asked him to have fun with him... However, it was inevitable that he would communicate with the children of the Su family and Han family.

Although Wu Haogu was subjectively unwilling to be involved in the party struggles in the court, most of the "non-party gentlemen" in the court would not regard Wu Haogu as accomplices. However, the current situation is really a bit complicated. On the one hand, the major reform of the imperial examination has caused considerable controversy; on the other hand, it is the third time that the Hehuang arrow was on the string.

In this case, the gentleman in the Han and Su sects naturally had to exchange opinions with Wu Haogu and discuss countermeasures. Moreover, Wu Haogu is not an outsider to Han Zhongyan and Su Dongpo.

"Chongdao, today's Chongzheng Palace asked the question of how many islands can be occupied on the eastern and southern seas of the Song Dynasty." On this day, Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen went to see Han Zhongyan together, and after a few greetings, the latter talked about Zhao Ji's attempt to explore overseas. Han Zhongyan looked at Wu Haogu a little strangely, "Did you mention this to the official?"

Perhaps because China's capitals have been far away from the sea since ancient times, the entire country has not attached much importance to the interests of the ocean, so Han Zhongyan also felt it was difficult for him to understand the questions raised by Zhao Ji.

However, he still guessed that this matter must be related to Wu Haogu's current things that are difficult to understand are probably what Wu Haogu did!

Wu Haogu did not deny it, nodded and smiled, "It was said by the Xiaguan and the officials. There are many islands in the southeast and overseas. Apart from Japan, there are basically no decent countries occupying them. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are unbroken lands. Now the officials have the ambition to open up their territory, so it is better to occupy them all... This way the territory looks big? And it costs less, so the court's finances will not be inadequate."

Wu Haogu doesn't expect people like Han Zhongyan to understand the interests of overseas. However, enclosing land overseas will definitely save money than regaining the land of Lingxia. The Americas and Australia can't go now, Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, and the Ryukyu Islands can't go? Even if there is no economic benefit, those territories are combined to more than one million square kilometers! The Northern Song Dynasty's local area is only 270 million square kilometers now... Why is this one million in territory and is famous for its overseas martial arts?

If Emperor Huizong of Song accomplished this big thing, wouldn’t he be praised as “the emperor of the Song Dynasty” and “the overlord of the Western Pacific” in later history books?

If we could "discover" the Australian continent, wouldn't Song Huizong become the number one lord in China? Huizong's temple name might have to be changed...

Han Zhongyan laughed twice: "Chongdao you are still able to settle accounts like this. You are really worthy of the title of "Tianxia Luxury Businessman" given to you by the official."

"Of course I have to settle the score..." Wu Haogu smiled, "It's only a few ships to expand the land in the southeast and overseas. For thousands of miles, you can invest tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of knots. Even if you get a wild land, it's worth it? If you want to steal thousands of miles from the Western thief and the Khitan, you won't have to spend tens of millions of knots and hundreds of thousands of knots, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of people?"

"So brother, are you against the opening of Hehuang?" Wu Haowen frowned and interrupted.

Wu Haogu turned his head and looked at his younger brother, and found that his expression was a bit strange, "What? Erlang, do you agree with attacking Hehuang?"

Wu Haowen actually nodded and admitted, "Of course I agree... The Western thief has been in chaos for decades, which has made the whole world exhausted. Shouldn't we try to eliminate it? I have read Wang Shao's "Pingrong Ceremony" and think it makes sense. The reason why it did not succeed was because the court was indecisive in the issues of He and Huangzhou."

He said this together with his father-in-law, Taishan, Han Zhongyan. Wu Haogu turned his head to look at Han Zhongyan, and Han Zhongyan just smiled bitterly.

The old party was suppressed for too long, and it lost a generation of young Confucian scholars. Moreover, the old party's conservative view of being beaten was indeed a bit dissatisfied with the tastes of young people.

Wu Haogu smiled: "I do not agree with the three battles with Hehuang, but the officials have decided, so we, as ministers, can only find ways to achieve success.

Of course, the probability of winning this time is very high. Xixia was severely damaged in the last battle of Hengshan. It has not recovered yet and may not interfere with the Hehuang war. The internal parts of Hehuang Tubo collapsed and were unable to stop the army from the west. Erlang, if you want to make a contribution, you might as well go to the official family to ask for battle and follow Wang Hou to make an opportunity, and then return to Kaifeng Prefecture to become the Beijing official."

"I'm just thinking this!"

Wu Haogu nodded. If his brother wants to make achievements, he will not stop him from letting go, right? After chatting with Han Zhongyan for a while, Wu Haogu had no intention of talking any more, so he said goodbye and left. He returned to the Wu family mansion with Wu Haowen. A personal soldier from Wang Hou visited with a famous post and pointed out that Wu Haogu would be invited to the old Tang family store to gather.

The old Tang family store is also one of the seventy-two main buildings of Kaifeng Prefecture. It is located in the west wing of Kaifeng Prefecture, very close to Su Dongpo's Youcheng Mansion, and is a very quiet place.

Wu Haogu already knew that his younger brother was interested in following Wang Hou to Hehuang for a walk, so he took his brother out again.

Wang Hou made an appointment at Shenshi. The evening market had not yet begun. It was about time to have tea, snacks and chat. Although most people in the Song Dynasty still had two meals a day, in metropolis like Kaifeng Prefecture, they had a dietary habit of three meals a day or even four meals a day. In addition to the main meal, there were also refreshments and midnight snacks, which were almost from the crocodile crowing to the crocodile crowing of ghost crowing.

Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen arrived a while earlier than the agreed time. Wang Hou, the host who was treating guests, had not arrived yet, but he had already sent someone to book a private room in the old Tang family store. After Wu Haogu entered the door, he reported Wang Hou's name and was immediately welcomed into a wing room on the second floor.

"Erlang, let's wait here for a while." Wu Haogu took off his sword and handed it to Wu Cheng, Jiuwu Haogu's uncle, actually didn't have any martial arts skills, but he looked more powerful, so after Oliga was busy taking care of the children and Zhou Yunqing served as the head coach of Jiehe Yuntai Academy, Wu Haogu let him be a follower.

"Okay..." As soon as Wu Haowen finished speaking, a loud cheer came from the private room next door. The shouting was wild and wild, with a little bit of aura. The manager of the Tang family's old store who accompanied Wu Haogu brothers upstairs explained with a smile: "The two officials, next door is the tribute student who came to Beijing to take the exam this time. One of them is a Tang family from Chengdu. If you disturb me, Xiaodi will make the decision to change the best private room for you..."

The head of the old Tang family's old store naturally had a surname from Tang, and it was their family! The ancestors were also very powerful. He was Yiergan, the founding king of the Former Shu Kingdom during the Five Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, and was a founding hero of the Former Shu Kingdom. Later, the former Shu Kingdom was passed down to the decline of the Later Lord Wang Yanshi and was attacked by Li Cunxu. The ancestor of the Tang family abandoned the secret and turned to Ming, surrendered to Later Tang. Later, Meng Zhixiang, the governor of Xichuan in the Later Tang Dynasty, rebelled, and the ancestor of the Tang family abandoned the secret and turned to Ming again, surrendered to Meng Zhixiang, and became a founding hero of Later Shu. Later, the Later Shu was no longer possible. Zhao Song sent troops to attack. The ancestor of the Tang family abandoned the secret and turned to Ming again and surrendered to the Song Dynasty, so he was summoned to Kaifeng Prefecture and became a nameless short-selling official. The old store of the Tang family opened at that time and was the best Sichuan restaurant in the entire Kaifeng Prefecture...

However, there are many members of the Tang family, so they don’t come to Kaifeng Prefecture to sell Sichuan cuisine. Many people still open hotels in Sichuan, known as the century-old Tangmen in Shuzhong.

"No need to change, just here." Wu Haogu was not picky, and waved his hand and let the Tang family manager leave.

At this time, Sichuan Mandarin was heard from the private room next door.

"...The next subject is to test the natural and human desires of getting something. Brother Zhongda is not worried. Chengdu Jieyuan, I will definitely win the subject today! I, Tang Xiaoyao, will be miserable!"

A voice that seemed steady when he heard it, said, "What's the matter? Isn't it just taking two more exams? And there are still left and right rankings for the next exam. You are afraid that you won't have the martial arts heirs from the Tang family in Shu, and you are afraid that you will not have the right ranking Jinshi?"

"Brother Zhongda, don't make fun of me. I am a scholar. I learn some martial arts to strengthen my body. How can I use it to get a Jinshi?"

Another person with a very loud voice said, "It's the weather now that the world is getting worse. Do you all know that Mou Tuogang performs martial arts? The dignified emperor actually wants to see a group of vulgar martial artists selling fists. What's going on!"

"Isn't that bad idea from the official, Shangwu, and Wu Haogu?" said the man who claimed to be Tang Xiaoyao, "Businessmen are just not in the ordinary... Why do the officials believe in businessmen?"

"Yes, yes! Merchants are the last business, and they are worse than farmers..."

Wu Haogu smiled bitterly when he heard this. He was the leader of the Republic's businessman. The head of the Jiehe Shangshi City was a lowly businessman. The Tang Sect who had opened a restaurant was no longer a businessman? There was also the Lu Jia asked "Lu Xiucai" (Wu Haogu didn't know that Lu Xiucai was Zhang Dun's pen name). Now he is a coal boss. Isn't he a businessman? And Ji Yi, who was born in the Ji family, still wants to learn to run a businessman... The head of Jiehe Shangshi City is a businessman. Why is the head of Jingdong Shangshi City not a businessman?

Wu Haogu was thinking about how the Song Dynasty people defined merchants. The door was knocked a few times and then pushed open. The manager of the Tang family's old shop led the two in. One of them was Wang Hou, and the other was Wu Haogu's friend Gao Qiu.

After Gao Qiu entered the door, he saw that Wu Haowen was there, and he smiled and said, "Wu Erlang is here too! I asked your brother to come out today to talk about martial arts performance on the sixth day of the first lunar month. You are a good read in history, so why not give us three martial artists a staff member?"
Chapter completed!