Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 276 Recommendations
On this day, Zhang Qingfeng and Zhao Kuo chatted for a long time, from daytime to midnight, and finally even slept directly in the palace.

During the chat, Zhang Qingfeng raised many problems that may be encountered in the development of Nanyang and so on.

Zhang Qingfeng suggested that Yizhou Island (Wanwan Island) can be developed first. If Yizhou Island is well developed, it will not be too late to develop other large islands in Nanyang.

As for the personnel in the early stage of development, they can completely transfer Xiangjun to farm.

Most of the Xiang army were famine and famine recruits recruited by the imperial court. With the serious land annexation, there were more and more uprising people. In order to appease these people, the Xiang army was getting larger and larger.

In less than 70 years from the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty to the present, the Xiang army in the Southern Song Dynasty has exceeded a million.

These people, young and old, not only have no fighting power, but have become a financial burden on the imperial court.

It's not like the imperial court didn't think about letting them farm, but the Song Dynasty developed to the place where it can be developed now. All the fields are owned by owners, and there is no place for so many Xiang troops to farm.

But Yizhou Island is different. There are basically no people developing Yizhou Island. As long as you take a boat to develop most of the coastline of Yizhou Island, it is not a problem to feed millions of people.

"Yang Aiqing, go back and write down all your thoughts, and then make a note for me." Zhao Kuo said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"Yes, I will write down all my thoughts when I get back." Zhang Qingfeng nodded and agreed.

In the afternoon of the second day, Zhang Qingfeng left the palace.

"Madam, do you think Yang Sanlang's idea is feasible?"

After Zhang Qingfeng left, Zhao Kuo asked Yang Guizhi.

What Zhang Qingfeng said made his blood boil, but he always felt that it was not that simple.

If it's that simple, why has no one done it before.

"Husband, I heard that what Yang Sanlang said is justified and well-founded. He doesn't seem like a big talker. Didn't he also say that you can start a pilot in Yizhou Island and continue to expand to other places after saying it works. If it doesn't work, you can give up, and the court won't lose too much." Yang Guizhi said to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo didn't know that the reason why Yang Guizhi agreed with Zhang Qingfeng's plan and encouraged Zhao Kuo was not that she really agreed with the plan.

She is just a woman, she is too old and has no son, so she doesn't care about Da Song's fate. The reason why she agreed to this plan is mainly to deal with Han Tuozhou.

Han Yuzhou has recently vigorously promoted officials from the main war faction, promoted Yue Fei's achievements, and publicly prepared for the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, Yang Guizhi, who had a grudge against Han Tuozhou, naturally didn't want to see Han Tuozhou's plan succeed.

And what could limit Han Tuozhou's Northern Expedition plan better than Yang Sanlang's plan?As long as Zhao Kuo decides to adopt Yang Sanlang's idea, Han Tuozhou's plan for the Northern Expedition will have to run aground.

As long as it can destroy Han Tuozhou's plan, Yang Guizhi doesn't mind fanning the flames.

After returning home, Zhang Qingfeng spent a few days writing out his thoughts in detail. There are tens of thousands of words in total.

The reason why he put forward his ideas to Zhao Kuo may be because he didn't want to see the Southern Song Dynasty die like that.

After the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, foreigners ruled China for hundreds of years, and the people suffered humiliation.

It was not easy for the Ming Dynasty to unify China, but it was a disappointment. Not only did it not allow China to develop, but it regressed.

Although the Song Dynasty was weak, its major inventions accounted for more than half of all dynasties in ancient China combined during the Song Dynasty's 300 years.

Among the four great inventions that shocked the world, three of them were invented in the Song Dynasty.

Such a Song Dynasty made Zhang Qingfeng both love and hate it.

He looked down upon the weakness of the Song Dynasty, but he admired the Song Dynasty's technological and cultural contributions.

If the Song Dynasty could go overseas, its ending might be changed.

A few days later, Zhang Qingfeng handed over the idea he wrote about developing Nanyang to Zhao Kuo.

His plan involves many projects in industry, commerce, agriculture, medicine, navigation, etc.

For industry and commerce, Zhang Qingfeng asked the court to encourage landlords, gentry or businessmen to increase investment in production, and the court provided various policy supports and so on.

In terms of agriculture, Zhang Qingfeng suggested that the imperial court increase support for farm tool manufacturing workshops and encourage them to invent more useful farm tools.

At the same time, it was also recommended that the imperial court find people who are particularly good at farming, summarize their farming experience, and then promote it to various places, thereby increasing food production and so on.

In terms of medicine, Zhang Qingfeng suggested that the imperial court set up a college dedicated to teaching medical knowledge, and encouraged scholars to study medicine to prepare for the development of Nanyang.

In terms of navigation, Zhang Qingfeng suggested that the imperial court increase policy support for the shipbuilding industry, and at the same time step up training of navigation personnel.

Zhang Qingfeng also mentioned many ways to develop new land.

For example, the common people can be encouraged to go to cultivate land spontaneously, and the imperial court can send them tax exemptions and so on.

In addition, businessmen can also recruit people to go overseas to grow cash crops to make money, etc.

As long as it is profitable, he believes that many businessmen will take risks to do it.

For example, the relatively mature plantation model in the West in later generations, as long as industry and commerce develops, this model will inevitably become popular overseas.

"Yang Aiqing, it's too much for you to be a Hanlin of the Academy of Painting." Zhao Kuo said to him after reading Zhang Qingfeng's report: "Why don't you go and become a civil servant? Maybe I will come out again in the Song Dynasty in a few decades. A celebrity."

"The officials are joking. I can't even pass the government examination, so I am not qualified to be a civil servant." Zhang Qingfeng said: "Besides, the minister's ambition is not here. I just want to write more stories and create some good literary works. Ministers of the state are not keen."

"You... really have no ambitions..." Hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words, Zhao Kuo felt helpless and annoyed.

Zhang Qingfeng has no desire for power, and many people can see it clearly. It can be seen from the fact that Zhang Qingfeng still hangs out at Goulan Washe after he became the Hanlin of the Academy of Painting.

If it were someone else, with such an opportunity, they would wish to break away from such a low-level place like Goulan Washe immediately.

In the DPRK, Zhang Qingfeng has a good relationship with almost all officials.

The main reason is not only because he has good painting skills, but also because Zhang Qingfeng has no desire for power, and he has no conflict of interest with anyone.

In addition, Zhang Qingfeng knows how to behave himself, whether it is Han Tuozhou from the main combat faction or Shi Miyuan from the main peace faction, they all have a "good relationship" with Zhang Qingfeng.

There are many return officials deliberately making friends with Zhang Qingfeng, mainly because Zhang Qingfeng can often see the emperor.

If he couldn't see the emperor often, big figures like Shi Miyuan and Han Kanzhou might not necessarily say more than a few words to him.

Many people believe that making friends with Zhang Qingfeng will make money as long as they can get Zhang Qingfeng to say a few good words in front of the emperor.

Zhang Qingfeng's advantage is that he can often see the emperor.

The reason why Zhang Qingfeng was able to see the emperor often was mainly because he was knowledgeable, could play music, and could draw. Zhao Kuo often came to him to listen to music, draw, and chat.

By chatting with Zhang Qingfeng, Zhao Kuo can forget many of his worries. In addition, Zhang Qingfeng is not an official in the true sense, so Zhao Kuo will not be criticized if he chats with him often.

(End of this chapter)