Song Dynasty, Xiuzhou, Wusong River Estuary.

"Boom boom boom..."

A "Truth"-class sail battleship has anchored in the Wusong River and is bombarding an earthen wall made of sandbags on the port side with nine 2,500-jin long-tube bronze cannons on the port side.

The shells spurted out of the cannon chamber, drew an arc in the air, and suddenly fell down near the earth wall, then bounced up again and crashed forward. One of them was impartial and just hit the earth wall, and several sandbags exploded on the spot. The good earth wall immediately collapsed downward for a period of time. The first round of artillery attacks hit the target!

On a five-story brick and wood tower with octagonal in the distance, Ji Yi, wearing a white Confucian uniform and a Dongpo scarf, put down the telescopic tube in her hand, with a solemn expression on her face.

"Brother Yizhi," Mi Youren, who was holding his arms beside Ji Yi, who admired the scenery of Wusong River, smiled and said, "Look at the matter of borrowing food..."

"Borrow grain?" Ji Yi looked at Mi Youren, shook her head, and said seriously: "How can Brother Yuanhui be so arrogant? I am also the founding veteran of Tianjin! Youzhou and I are actually one. Now that Youzhou is short of food, I should help you with all your strength. What should I say to borrow? I am so arrogant."

Mi Youren hurriedly bowed, "This is not the case. This matter is indeed not something to borrow. So... How much food can Brother Yizhi evenly produce?"

Ji Yi frowned. His Hailu Maritime Manufacturing Department did find a way to raise some food. But they were all transported to Kaifeng Prefecture. If Wu Haogu wanted to go, how would Kaifeng Prefecture explain?

As for raising another batch of food in Jiangnan, it is not easy to deal with.

Because in recent years, in order to expand silk exports, I have promoted the transformation of rice into mulberry in Jiangnan, and of course I don’t have to dig the river embankment and flood the fields.

He was originally the leading figure of the bureaucratic landlord class in Jiangnan, and the entire Pingjiang Ji family owned no less than 300,000 mu of land! Several wealthy families in Jiangnan jointly changed rice to mulberry, and the matter of opening a silk factory in Shanghai Shangshi was completed.

But once this matter was done, Ji Yi could control less food. Now it is not easy to raise two million stones in a hurry.

"Why? Can't you evenly do it?"

"Of course, it can be evenly..." Ji Yi thought about it, "but there is a fixed number of grain transportation in Jiangnan, one is to transport the Central Plains in the north, and the other is to transport the Fujian in the south. This year, the Hailu Maritime Manufacturing Department has raised an additional 2 million stones and is ready to transport them to Haizhou. It may take some effort to raise grain."

"Then embezzle the 2 million stones transported to Kaifeng Prefecture." Mi Youren said, "If these 2 million stones go to Haizhou and enter the canal, then when will it be blocked? It is hard to say whether they can be transported to Kaifeng Prefecture. Let's give them to us Youzhou first."

"The court..." Ji Yi frowned, "It's not impossible. In fact, there is a place to raise food. But Brother Yuanhui has to help me, otherwise I would give you 2 million stones to Youzhou and starve Kaifeng Prefecture, and the court would dismiss my official position."

"There are still places to raise food? Where?"

"Go and ask Jiaozhi County Prince Li Yanghuan for his wish," Ji Yi said. "Although Jiaozhi is far away, as long as the wind is opposite, it can be reached by thousands of miles in a short time."

"There is food for Jiaozhi?"

"Yes!" Ji Yi said, "Jiazhi has a large plain, all of which are paddy fields, and the climate is warm, and it can be at least two mature ones a year. Moreover, Jiaozhi has a large population, probably more than Guangnan Road, and it was developed earlier. As early as the Han Dynasty, Jiaozhi County was quite in a state of affairs."

Jiaozhi County, which is the area in northern Vietnam, was originally densely populated and economically developed in ancient times.

The agriculture in the Honghe Plain is quite developed! The amount of grain that can be produced is extremely large. According to records from the Han Dynasty, the household registration of Jiaozhi County is more than that of the four counties in Guangdong and Guangxi! There are as many as 92,400 households and more than 740,000 households.

When it developed into the Song Dynasty, the Jiaozhi Kingdom had a population of millions!

"Li Yanghuan is willing to give it?"

"Of course I'm willing," Ji Yi smiled, "He is the Annan Protector of the Song Dynasty, the Jinghai Army's Jiedushi Observation and Disposal. As long as Brother Yuanhui is willing to send 6 gunships to the coast of Jiaozhi, he will definitely give food."

That's right, the truth has come, how dare you not give it to me?

Moreover, Ji Yi is a notorious colonist, so he must use his strength to send the fleet of the Coastal Maritime Control Division to the coastal coastal areas together. He must get another concession and scrape some compensation...

...

After the food issue was negotiated, Ji Yi and Mi Youren went down the high tower together. There was a pavilion under the tower, where Madam Mo and Li Gang were already sitting. Several servants and female envoys of the Ji family were serving inside and outside the pavilion, preparing tea, water, wine and food, and supplying them at any time.

Ji Yi and Mi Youren talked and laughed and entered the pavilion. Li Gang in the pavilion saw them and asked with a smile: "What? The matter of borrowing grain has been negotiated?"

Ji Yi smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine. The military situation in Youzhou is important, so we should supply it to the front of the army first. As for the 2 million stones raised for Kaifeng Prefecture, we will go back to find Li Yanghuan for it."

Li Gang smiled and said, "I heard that Li Yanghuan is a loyal minister of the court, so he will definitely give it."

"That's natural." Ji Yi smiled and sat cross-legged by a short table.

Mi Youren was not polite and sat directly beside Madam Mo. Then he asked: "Bo Ji, Madam Mo, are you willing to go to Liaodong?"

Mi Youren not only brought 6 Truth-class battleships, but also brought Wu Haogu's invitation to invite Ji Yi, Li Gang and Mo Niang to go north together to discuss the country's status.

However, Ji Yi seemed to be unable to go, so he had to go to Li Yanghuan to ask for food and concessions.

Now it depends on what Li Gang and Madam Mo mean.

Li Gang frowned slightly when he heard this, and just asked back: "Brother Yuanhui, I will only ask one thing, are the scholars and officials in the world a citizen of the Republic?"

"This..." Mi Youren shook his head, "What is a scholar-official? "The Literature of Zhou. Kaogong Ji" says: Sitting and discussing Taoism is called a king and a prince. Working and doing is called a scholar-official. If the Literature of Zhou is used as the standard, all the citizens of Youzhou will do it, either military generals, officials, or great gongs, big merchants, or big farmers."

"How can Dagong, Da Shang, and Dayuan be listed as scholars and officials? This is not in line with the "Book of Zhou"." Li Gang immediately pointed out Mi Youren's mistakes.

Mi Youren smiled and said, "A Republic originated from Tianjin and a city in Tianjin, and started from industry and commerce. Drinking water should be thought of the source, and building a country should not forget its roots.

Therefore, a Republic, a great craftsman, a great shanghai, and a great gang can be ranked alongside military generals and officials."

The republic that Wu Haogu was about to establish was to emphasize equality in rights and obligations, and it was impossible to completely equality, but it must pursue equality.

Otherwise, there will be only rights and no obligations, and the country of citizens will also have to be on the streets.

The foundation of the country, in Wu Haogu's view, is that the country is rich and the army is strong.

This is not exactly the same thing. The saying that wealth of a country is equal to a strong army, or the wealth of a country is naturally strong, is nonsense at least in the Middle Ages. Otherwise, there would be no possibility of poor countries such as Mongolia, Jurchens, and Western Liao.

Therefore, Wu Haogu’s idea was to regard the wealth of the country as a great worker, the obligation of the merchants, and the obligation of the strong soldiers as knights, and the obligation of the government soldiers.

If you pay taxes to a certain extent, you can obtain citizenship. If you have to serve in the military according to regulations, you must obtain citizenship.

"Where are scholars?" Li Gang simply pointed out the question, "Are those who read sages and sages citizens?"

"It's not enough to just read the books of sages," Mi Youren shook his head. "You must graduate from a university-level college recognized by the Republic Education Commission and obtain a diploma in order to obtain citizenship."

Li Gang's eyebrows were deeply locked, and Ji Yi's face changed slightly.

The still-constructed republic wants to exclude the rights of literati and officials, and even give them citizenship rights...

"Isn't this right?" Li Gang said, "Is this going to be an enemy of scholars all over the world?"

Ji Yi also said: "The Song Dynasty was the one who shared the world with the scholars and officials... If the Republic excluded the scholars and officials, then the scholars in the world would stand on the side of the Song Dynasty!"

Ji Yi and Li Gang are both qualified as veterans in Wu Haogu!

If the republic of Wu Haogu could unify the world, of course they would have to get a share of the pie.

So when I heard that the Republic wanted to exclude all the scholars and officials who read the books of sages from citizens, both of them felt that it was inappropriate.

Ji Yi said: "Scholars seem useless, but they support the Song Dynasty... If the Republic wants to replace them, they must treat scholars well! Otherwise, if the scholars in the world rise up and fight, can the Republican army be pacified one by one?"

"Not only can it be pacified," said Li Gang. "They may not be needed to conquer the world, but they cannot be separated from them. Could it be that a republic country only relies on hundreds of thousands of citizens who hold swords and bags of swords? What should we do if the hearts of the people? What should we do if we educate? What should we do if we billions of people in the world do? "

Mi Youren shook his head, "Bo Ji, I know, you can talk to your master about this matter yourself. Now the Republic is creating, and all the rules have not been settled yet!"

Li Gang nodded, "Okay, I will set sail north after the autumn wind blows, and discuss the republic with the Martial Saint!"

...

Outside the Liaoyang Prefecture City, the official pavilion is connected.

Wu Haogu was meeting Pan Qiaolian, Ximen Qing, Bai Feifei and Du Wenyu who were coming from the north at this time.

He has to stay in Liaoyang for a long time this time, and he is expected to return to Tianjin after the warmth of spring next year. At that time, a political consultation meeting of the Republic will be held, a constitution will be formulated, the country's name and the national system will be clearly elected, and the first Senate and government of the Republic will be elected.

Before this, he would sit down and discuss the Tao in Liaoyang Prefecture and discuss the various systems of the Republic first.

This political system problem can not be solved by just opening a parliament. Otherwise, what else should social science do?

Because there are many things to discuss and it takes a long time, Wu Haogu simply brought all four women to accompany him.

Wu Haogu and they haven't met for many days. Now they are getting married, so there are endless things to say. Not only are there family affairs, but also the affairs of the children, but they also mention the small abacus of the world of the most powerful families in Tianjin. Of course, it is difficult for everyone to object, but they cannot all be for the public! They have to discuss it carefully for their own sake.

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