I became the son of Renzong

Some were paid to pirate warships, some were exchanged with foreign merchants, and there should even be some obtained by robbery.

Fortunately, in the current military system, no matter how the spoils are obtained, they are all under unified management.

Zhao Xi didn't go into detail about the income of the naval escort, and left these trivial matters to the cabinet, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.

Song Dynasty is very rich, the imperial court is very rich, and Zhao Xi is also very rich. I really despise the little hard-earned money for the navy escort.

However, Zhao Xi was very interested in the items sent by the navy to Bianliang that Song people generally did not know.

In this era, Zhao Xi doesn't think anyone knows more about foreign species than he does.

Rare things are scattered here and there in the Hall of Qinzheng...~ This is because the cabinet has already screened out a wave.

If it weren't for Zhao Xi's excuse of Nong Sang, the courtiers would have thought that the officials had a tendency to play with things and lose their ambitions.

Zhao Xi was also full of hope, but after looking at it several times, he didn't see any potatoes or corn.

It seems that the so-called arguments of later generations are not without basis.Corn, potatoes, and even peppers really have to wait until the age of great exploration, until those adventurers discover the new world.

Zhao Xi had the idea of ​​sending an expedition team to explore, but he felt that the court would definitely object.

Zhao Xi knew that with his current prestige, he could push this matter arbitrarily.

However, Zhao Xi was not prepared to do so.

It's not that he wants to follow any historical trajectory, but he values ​​the political atmosphere more than potatoes and corn.

In Zhao Xi's view, the court atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty could reflect democratic centralism, and he did not want to change this atmosphere.

The dictatorship of the king depends too much on the ability of the king, so he dare not take this risk.

Zhao Xi picked up these meaningless things casually... Let the navy pay attention to rare things, but they are all rare things.

Eh...this is...is this coffee beans?

Zhao Xi wasn't sure, it looked the same as the coffee beans he had seen in later generations, but the color was different.

It seems that the color he sees now is lighter...~Zhao Xi doesn't know that coffee beans need to be roasted.

Even coffee beans are useless things.

Compared with coffee, Zhao Xi prefers tea.If it was tobacco leaves, maybe Zhao Xi would be a little happy, and he has quit for many years.

"Zhongzheng, grind these beans into foam, then boil them in boiling water, find someone to drink, see what's going on, and report to me."

Whether it is or not, try it first.

The presence of coffee beans gave Zhao Xi some hope.

It's a pity that women are not brought along on long voyages. I don't know if this is just the rule of the Song Dynasty or it is the same for foreign countries.

Many seeds, especially the seeds of melons, can be used as snacks. If there are women on the boat... I think too much. It is not just a matter of customs and patriarchy, but also for the safety of long-distance voyages. consideration.

It seems that the chances of expecting accidents may be very small.

Chapter 844 Carrot's Guide

I don't know how the court spread the news, but things always backfired.

No, Zhao Xi and the navy pay attention to the matter of species, and don't know what the court has passed on.

A general far away in the Western Regions sent someone to a post station to deliver a carload of melons...

Zhao Xi didn't like melons and fruits in the first place, but the cantaloupe he sent here...

"Guys, let's see how to divide it up, and leave some for Neiyuan. No matter what, it's still food."

Really speechless.

I was planning for farming and mulberry, but I really became a plaything and lost my ambition.

"Officials, according to reports from the Western Regions, this Kunlun melon was contributed by the Zhang family in Shazhou."

Wang Anshi felt from the words and tone of the official family that the official family really did not want to learn from Xuanzong of the previous dynasty, and there was no particularly favored and arrogant concubine in Neiyuan.

Also told the truth.

Zhao Xi glanced at Wang Anshi and knew his intentions.I don't care about him!

"Official family, when the minister led a partial division to explore the Western Regions, the Zhang family of Shazhou helped us a lot when our army attacked Shazhou."

What Wang Shao said was true.

It's a pity that in the entire battle to destroy Xixia, the weight of the Shazhou war was too small, and even in the final reward for meritorious deeds, no one in the entire court remembered the Shazhou Zhang family.

It has been many years, if not for this Kunlun melon, even Wang Shao would have forgotten that there is such a Shazhou Zhang family.

"Oh... Prime Minister Wang, let the cabinet handle it according to its discretion. Allow the Zhang family in Shazhou to serve as officials, and in terms of scientific research, they will be treated the same as scholars from the imperial court."

After the country destroyed Xixia, party members and even small forces in the entire Western Regions were restricted from serving as court officials.

Even the party aristocrats just let them eat and wait to die in Bianliang.

On this issue, the court opinion is unified.Regarding the Western Regions, no matter the Han people, Tubo, Dangxiang, or Huihe, who have been away from the Central Plains for many years, no one dares to expect them to return.

However, they are not prohibited from entering and leaving the Central Plains, nor are they restricted from doing business, or even merchants from the Central Plains are not restricted from recruiting workers in the Western Regions.

Some things always take time.

After a few years, the court will consider the so-called national treatment after the ethnic group has been downplayed.

It seems that this family has a heart.

It's been a few years, and Zhao Xi doesn't mind trying the Zhang family first.However, the army stationed in the Western Regions, as well as the officials of the Western Regions, are they a little confused?

"In addition, order the Huanqing garrison to switch defenses with Shazhou and Suzhou; the Yanyan garrison to switch defenses with Liangzhou; the Linfu garrison to switch defenses with Ganzhou."

"At the same time, all the civil servants in the entire Hexi Corridor will be transferred to the Central Plains...~The cabinet will determine the officials who will serve in the Western Regions as soon as possible."

"The supervisory office conducts a routine evaluation of departure, and the supervisory officer is transferred from Jiangnan Road, Jinghu Road and other places."

It's nothing to pay tribute to cantaloupe, and it doesn't matter if the Zhang family in Shazhou has ideas.However, it is a bit inappropriate for the army sent by the Guochao to garrison the Western Regions and the officials who served in the Western Regions to cooperate with the Zhang family in this matter.

Zhao Xi didn't want Da Song to have families and forces like the Zhang family that could influence the border towns.

"I will obey your orders!"

Wang Anshi was relieved that officials could do this.