Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty - Chapter 631

The news of Wu Gong’s completion of his voyage around the world did not reach the south until March in the eighteenth year of Xuanwu. In April, the incident reached the city of Yanjing!

Almost all teahouses in Yanjing City are discussing the same thing!

“The ground under our feet turned out to be round, it’s incredible!”

“How is this possible? The saint once said that the sky is round!”

“Master Wu Gong is the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Oceans and Oceans. He led the fleet all the way east and finally returned to the Song Dynasty. He confirmed that the earth is indeed a round sphere! And, have you ever been to the sea? The hull below disappeared, and then the sails above. This also proves that the earth is round!”

“Master Wu Gong must have gone wrong! Saints can’t go wrong!”

In a teahouse, several scholars were discussing intensely together, and at this moment another scholar walked in.

“I just got the news that the Council of Government once again sent a fleet to understand the world situation and observe whether the earth is round and whether we are on a big ball! At the same time, the Council of Government once again sent an envoy to the Pope to request trade.” This scholar Loudly said.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent.

“What kind of country is the Papal State?” After a long time, a scholar asked.

“The Papal State is not a country, but a very big place! There are dozens of countries, large and small, in addition to countries, there are many grandpas and princes, they also have territories, those kings and grandpas There are endless battles between the Lords and Lords, but all kings, fathers, and Lords must follow the instructions of the pope! There is also an emperor there, and the emperor was selected from many fathers, and the emperor should also accept the pope’s Canonization!”

“Great rebellion! Great rebellion!”

“Yes, why should the emperor and king accept the canonization of a pope?”

In ancient China, imperial power was supreme, far surpassing the so-called divine power! Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor. In order to avoid taboo, Guanyin had to remove the “world” from his name and renamed Guanyin, which is evident!

It is impossible for the Chinese to accept the current European theocracy over the monarchy.

In fact, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Europeans also came to China to preach, which did not have much effect. The Chinese people even killed foreign missionaries. In the end, foreigners opened the country with foreign guns and cannons. The Qing government had to protect the safety of missionaries. Those missionaries can preach normally.

“Except for the Holy See’s Bible, there are very few other books there! I heard that there were some countries in the Papal State, where civilizations were prosperous, and they had many huge libraries, but unfortunately they were all burned by the Papal State!”

“Except for the lords, they are all very poor. In fact, the lords are also very poor! Their lords may not be as rich as one of our farmers! But the population there is quite large, it is said that they are more than ten million!”

“There is the Inquisition there. Anyone who makes a mistake will be burned to death by the Inquisition. It is very barbaric and backward.”

The scholars are still talking about it. In fact, it is not just them, but those who work in agriculture and workers are also talking about these things, including some people from the royal family of Korea and Dali at that time. The earth is actually a sphere. Everyone finds it unbelievable, if this thing is true, then it proves that the saint is wrong! But the saint is supreme, how could he be wrong?

Zhao Chen has already planned to use this incident to tell the world’s subjects that even the saints have their vision limited by the times. The saints have a great side, but the saints are not absolutely infallible! Of course, this will only be told when the people are completely sure that the earth is round.

In the autumn, the Council of Government received news that the request for trade was rejected by the Holy See!

However, there are still many Da Song merchants sneaking to Europe. After the Da Song goods are shipped there, it is normal for the price to increase more than ten times and dozens of times, sometimes even a hundred times, although the Holy See does not allow business. However, many lords across Europe still secretly traded with Da Song merchants.

When it was winter, news came from the north, along the land all the way north and then west, you can also reach the Papal State! This is the result of Li Xianzhong, Liu Qi and others sending soldiers to investigate!

The news has just arrived, and there are already merchants preparing to head north.

At the end of this year, the grain output of Dasong Dynasty had doubled compared with the 14th year of Xuanwu. On the one hand, the imperial court vigorously promoted the double-cropping rice planting method. On the other hand, the new crops from America were shipped back to China. Last year, it has been vigorously implemented in the country. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture of the State Council has overhauled water conservancy and promoted various new seeding methods. Therefore, the State Council has completed their agricultural governance plan ahead of schedule! The State Council believes that with the continued promotion of crops in the Americas, there will be another leap in food production!

The output of food has grown so fast that it is enough to feed more people!

Moreover, after the establishment of the Medical Department, they began to gradually implement some of the birth delivery methods mentioned by Zhao Chen. In many places, the newborn survival rate has increased from 60% to 90%. Promote this method nationwide.

In the 19th year of Xuanwu, the State Council decided to expand the size of the navy again!

The total strength of the navy has increased to 300,000!

The navy is divided into three fleets, namely the Beiyang Fleet led by Wu Jie. It is mainly to control the northern gateway and maintain the security of Tianjin Wei, Gaoli, Dongying, Sakhalin and other places. At the same time, it will establish ports in Siberia and North America. The place is also the guarded area of ​​the North Sea Fleet, and the other is the South Seas Fleet led by Wang Gui. The South Seas Fleet is mainly to safeguard the interests of the South China Sea. From Hangzhou, Quanzhou to the Strait of Malacca are all under the guarding range of the South Seas Fleet, and finally led by Wu Lin. The Western Fleet ensures the Empire’s Western trade, so that Sino-Western trade is under its control.

In this year, more and more Da Song merchants went to Europe by sea or land to conduct trade. Factories and handicraft workshops all over the country were working overtime to produce as many products as possible, and a steady stream of money was also being sent. Come to Dasong.

On December 15 of this year, Zhao Chen nominated Qin Hui as the third prime minister of the Council of Government and Yu Yunwen became the deputy minister.

At the same time, Wang Shu was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Wang Shu has already formed a political party under Zhao Chen’s instruction! At the same time, Congress was given the right to impeach the Prime Minister!

In just a few years, the country’s population has increased from 80 million to 110 million, and the number of newborns has increased.

In addition to Confucianism and Practical Learning, the school has also added systematic patriotic education, and the national cohesion of the entire country is extremely strong.

In the spring of the 20th year of Xuanwu, news came from the north that the caravan of the Song Dynasty was detained by the Principality of Moscow in the far north, and all the goods were occupied by the Principality of Moscow!

The whole nation of the Song Dynasty was indignant. In March, more than a thousand scholars petitioned the Government Council to send troops. The Government Council responded that they were in contact with the Principality of Moscow and had already sent envoys. Because the Principality of Moscow is very far away, it will take a certain amount of time.

The Principality of Moscow is the predecessor of the later Russia, but at this time, its power is still small and pitiful! Their capital, Moscow City, has just been established less than thirty years ago, and the entire country’s jurisdiction is not as large as a province in the Song Dynasty.

Until September, the season sent by the Government Council returned from the north. Not only did the Principality of Moscow not release the Song merchants, but they also cut off the ears of the Song envoys.

This time, the scholars from all over the world did not jointly petition, and seemed to quiet down suddenly, because they knew that there was no need to petition, and the court would definitely send troops.

In November of this year, Yue Fei led 120,000 cavalry troops across the Mongolian steppe and into the Qincha steppe, heading for the Principality of Moscow.

It was a long journey, and it was not until three months later that Yue Fei came to Moscow!

In history, the Mongols used 20,000 soldiers and horses to conquer Europe. At that time, they first defeated the city of Moscow. Now Yue Fei brought 120,000 soldiers and horses here. The strength of the Song army is not under the Mongolian cavalry in history, and Yue Fei’s ability is not inferior to those of the founding generals of Mongolia.

In three days, in just three days, Yue Fei broke through Moscow City, captured the Duke of Moscow alive, and sent the Duke of Moscow to Yenching City to be tried by the Supreme Court of Song Dynasty.

When he got here, Yue Fei also really saw the life of the Europeans. It was indeed very backward and barren, but their top-level life was extremely luxurious. The wealth in the Grand Duchy of Moscow is extremely rich, and there are also a lot of grain and grass in Moscow city, which can just supplement the military needs. !

“From here to the east is the Northern Ice Field. The Northern Ice Field is the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Government Council has made a decision to take Moscow as its own. From now on, this will be the western border town of the Song Dynasty!” Hu Quan, as the emperor’s special envoy, The special envoy of the Government Affairs Council came here with Yue Fei, standing on the Moscow city wall, Hu Quan said.

The northern ice field he referred to was Siberia, which had long been regarded as a land by the Song Dynasty.

“It’s not enough to just hit here, you have to hit down the surrounding small cities.” Yue Fei said.

Hu Quan nodded.

The Song Army rested in Moscow for ten days, brought plenty of food and grass and continued to the west, and soon conquered the entire Principality of Moscow.

However, not long later, they encountered a Western European attack. After the Song army blocked their attack, they continued to go west.

In May, one hundred thousand Song troops fought all the way to the Kujawi Principality to the west, which is probably where the later Polish Warsaw was located.

In June, Pope Gale II declared that the Han Chinese were heretics and ordered the formation of a crusade!

In this era, there were very few established armies in Europe. In real wars, nobles, large and small, gathered with their knights, and so did the Crusaders.

Many countries across Europe felt the threat of the Song army. At the end of July, the number of crusaders reached 100,000. The knights’ weapons were handed down from their ancestors. They were all kinds of weapons, and they wore all kinds of armor. , The whole team was noisy, and then they headed east under the leadership of the Holy See’s Knights, ready to block the Song Army!

In September, the Song Army easily defeated the Crusaders.

At the same time, the Western Fleet of the Song Army crossed the Cape of Good Hope, entered the Atlantic Ocean, and then entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar.

On September 27th, the Song Army’s one hundred thousand navy landed on the Mediterranean coast and breached Rome. Pope Gale II fled hastily under the protection of another Knights Templar of the Holy See.

In November, the Holy See was forced to sign a treaty with the Song Dynasty. They recognized Moscow as a permanent territory of Song Dynasty, and promised to open 18 cities along the Atlantic coast and 11 cities in the east as trade ports. The Holy See needs to guarantee the lives of Song merchants. As well as property security, the other is to give 4 million gold coins for war compensation.

At this point, the Song Army retreated.

The 22nd year of Xuanwu came quietly, and the East China Sea was turbulent. At this moment, a fleet of more than ten warships was heading forward.

The leader is a blessed boat, and a man with a firm face stands on the bow, looking into the distance.

Two women with unusually beautiful faces came out of the cabin and came to him.

“Husband, what are you looking at?” said a woman in light green clothes.

“Nothing, just look at the scenery of the sea! These years, we have been staying in the palace, I have long wanted to see the sea! This time we are going to the New World, thinking about it all excited!” the man laughed.

This man is no one else, but Zhao Chen, Emperor Xuanwu of the Great Song Dynasty.

“Sister Susu and Yue Ru are in the palace, I miss them a bit.” The woman in light green clothes is Song Qingyao, who is leaning on Zhao Chen at this moment.

“We’re just going to the New World, and it’s not that we won’t come back! I asked them to go to the New World with us, but they said that they want to see the children. Really, the children are not young anymore, they still don’t worry, they are too spoiled for the children.” Zhao Chen Shook his head.

“Sister Yueru is usually very strict with children.” Song Qingyao stuck out her tongue and said.

“Husband, I heard that the New World has discovered some countries, and those countries also have civilization. I don’t know what their civilization is like?” Another white-clothed woman next to him said, this white-clothed woman is Qin Yuzhen.

“The civilization there is very unique, completely different from the civilization of the Central Plains and the Vatican. We need to explore this before we can find out.” Zhao Chen smiled.

There are still Maya civilizations in the American continent, probably in Latin America. It was not until last year that the Council of Government began to deal with Maya civilizations. The Mayan civilization has passed its heyday and is now beginning to decline. If history does not change, the Mayan civilization will gradually disappear in more than a hundred years. Now it is not known where the Mayan civilization will go.

“Husband, the Pope Congress won’t fight us back?” Qin Yuzhen said again.

“Yes, they will definitely counter us! After this failure, they will become more and more conservative internally, but they will increase their armed forces. Even so, they cannot be our opponents! We already have artillery. Now that we have Fire Guns, our crossbows are far better than them! Our national strength is ten times that of them, and we are not afraid of them at all.” Zhao Chen said.

In Zhao Chen’s view, Europe now is just like the Qing Dynasty in later generations. After the first Opium War, the Qing Dynasty fought back angrily, but the result was still a failure. After decades, the Qing Dynasty was completely destroyed. Now Europe is afraid that it will also be destroyed. After several counterattacks, the pope’s authority was no longer there, and the whole of Europe was divided into countless small countries. But these are only his predictions, and it is difficult for Zhao Chen himself to guarantee that Europe will move in this direction.

“Their religion is evil.” Qin Yuzhen said.

“Yes, it’s very evil. Anyone who opposes them is a heresy! All of our Han Chinese are classified as heretics by them. Fortunately, we defeated them! Their religion and the religion of the Great Food Nation are also challenges for us. We I have to think about how to deal with it. I told my master before I came here that I wanted him to combine Quanzhen Sect and the northern Khitan religion into one. In the future, each religion will only believe in one god, or believe in one main god, and the rest will be They are auxiliary gods, and we also want to preach, but our religion will not interfere with secular rights. We must use new religions to block their religious infiltration.” Zhao Chen said.

The fleet rides the wind and waves forward, Zhao Chen feels that this fleet is like the Great Song, constantly riding the wind and waves, defeating one obstacle after another, and firmly standing proudly among the nations of the world.

Although the advantages of Da Song now are very obvious, Zhao Chen knows that there are still crises and challenges! But Zhao Chen has never been afraid of challenges, he likes challenges! Since he came to this world, he has faced various challenges continuously. In the end, he overcame all the challenges and took the country from Hanzhong to Guanshan to the Central Plains, then to the entire East Asia, and then to dominate the world. , He is not afraid of greater challenges!

It has been 22 years since he came to this era, and so many things have happened in the past 22 years! Thinking of the past, I am full of emotion!

He knows that there will be countless moving changes in this world, and countless evocative stories will be staged. He will also participate in these changes and stories, and a smile will appear on the corner of his mouth.

The New World is waiting for him…

As the ship drifted away, Zhao Chen’s figure gradually disappeared to the horizon…

(End of the book)