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Chapter 53 The Northern Expedition begins!

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    Taking advantage of his great victory and consolidating the morale of the military and the people, Chen Xiang vigorously promoted the talent education and selection system and personally supervised its implementation. He rewarded the good ones and corrected the wrong ones, finally establishing an education and training system.  A prototype.  After half a year of such rectification, all systems have been put on the right track. Especially with Chen Xiang's special attention and strong support, all the money that was finally saved in the royal treasury was invested in the two disciplines of engineering and business.  During the construction, the training of business and engineering studies has begun to bear fruit and has been fruitful.  Trade between Qiongzhou Island and countries such as Nanyang and Siam has been restored and greatly strengthened. Many landless people have joined the caravans to beg for food, which has revived the trade style of the Song Dynasty.  When it was promoted, it directly led to the prosperity of the navigation and shipbuilding industries. Chen Xiang even built a navy of two thousand people specifically for the maritime caravans to protect the safety of maritime trade. Chen Xiang even took the lead and became a family.  A joint-stock trading company, raise private funds and expand to a large scale as soon as possible!  No matter what, in the eyes of these small countries in Nanyang, the Song Dynasty was still a celestial dynasty, and they had a very blind worship of the goods produced in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, once the Song Dynasty took the initiative to engage in trade, it was almost unfavorable and the profits were very huge!  The inner treasury of the royal family, which was almost ruined by Chen Xiang's "lavish spending", has been filled again, and it is still increasing!  With high profits and advanced technology, the Song Army's navy maintains considerable advantages and can indeed maintain the safety of its caravans.  In terms of engineering, he invented and created many components that can use wind and water power to improve labor efficiency. He also improved the black powder that already existed in the Song Dynasty, and created some practical weapons, which have been popularized among the Imperial Guards.  .  Due to the prosperity of these two disciplines and the rise of maritime trade, the demand for business and engineering students has become extremely strong. Chen Xiang also intends to tilt resources towards these two disciplines.  Many experts in engineering and business were promoted to the imperial court. Immediately, the people became more enthusiastic about sending their children to study business and engineering. There were too many liberal arts students and the competition was too fierce, which also left many scholars who could not find jobs.  Changing careers to study business and engineering further stimulated the development of these two subjects.  More than a year has passed, and things on Qiongzhou Island have been almost arranged. Song Ting has regained a firm foothold on Qiongzhou Island, and the Song army has regained its strength. Jiangnan has been in chaos.  The Han armies, and the Han armies and the Mongols, were fighting against each other, which was a good time to win in chaos.  Whenever Chen Xiang looked up at the dragon aura above his head, he felt that the apocalyptic dragon aura was weakening day by day. The dissatisfaction and complaints from the people under his rule were gradually decreasing, and began to gradually reverse, becoming  Stability and happiness turned into positive energy and got into the little purple and gold snake in his destiny.  It gradually regained its vitality.  It seems that Qiongzhou Island has really been conquered, and finally has a stable rear area, so we can go out and take a look.  So at a suitable court meeting.  Chen Xiang proposed the idea of ??sending his troops north and rushing back to the mainland.  Hearing that the emperor had such thoughts, the ministers reacted fiercely.  Some of the ministers came all the way from the mainland, and they had a bitter national hatred and family feud with the Mongols.  They all dream of leading the army to fight back to the Central Plains!  Slaughter all those barbaric dogs!  They would only be happy if they had to build the largest temple with all the Mongolian heads on the prairie!  But they also knew the terror of the Mongols and the weakness of the Song army, so they tried their best to resume production.  The purpose of accumulating food and grass and training soldiers is to gather strength as soon as possible and march back north!  ¡°But the little emperor actually proposed this idea first, why didn¡¯t they make them ecstatic!  !  !  The other part is the local officials of Qiongzhou Island. Although they are not large in number and their status is not particularly high, they all hold real power and are real powerful people.  They had also been pessimistic about the future of the Song Dynasty, but they had heard that the Mongols were more horrifying and favored the Song Dynasty. Who would have thought that the little emperor, who was only 8 years old, would be so mature, with flexible wrists and tough strength?  In just one year, they pacified Qiongzhou Island and solved the problem of the Li and Miao people that they had not solved for thousands and hundreds of years. They also made bold reforms and brought the advanced culture and farming technology of the north into Qiongzhou Island, making the entire  The appearance of Qiongzhou Island is changing with each passing day, and there are new changes every day!  Such progress surprised them greatly!  Cherish it very much!  They don't want such a great situation to be ruined at all!  Moreover, their fear of the Mongols is greater than their hatred. They are completely pacifists!  So when Chen Xiang proposed to send his troops to the north, these ministers quickly proposed??Two completely different opinions come.  Chen Xiang listened quietly to everyone's discussion and guided it from time to time. He controlled the rhythm of the discussion in his own hands throughout the process. In the end, everyone achieved their goals, felt that their opinions were respected, and unanimously decided to  New recruits are trained on the island and the army is constantly expanding. The lowest goal is to occupy the Leizhou Peninsula and leave a buffer zone for the safety of Qiongzhou Island. The highest goal is to occupy the Lingnan area and open up a new territory for the already very crowded Qiongzhou Island.  As a result, everyone happily supported this northern expedition.  Chen Xiang ordered Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie to set off with him, leaving Lu Xiufu to guard the house and the courtyard, and Su Wanghai to assist him.  One thousand Imperial Guards and five thousand soldiers were left on Qiongzhou Island, and they took the rest of their troops back to the mainland, taking advantage of this good situation to gain more land back.  However, the left prime minister, Lu Xiufu, felt a little uncomfortable and came to the newly built simple palace to advise Chen Xiang.  On the one hand, Chen Xiang used a large amount of royal assets to engage in trade, and on the other hand, he kept delaying the construction of the palace on the grounds that the world was uncertain and it was not suitable to build a palace. This made the civil and military officials on Qiongzhou Island respect him even more, regardless of whether it was true or not.  Whether sincerely or not, they practice frugality, refuse to wear luxurious clothes, and live in luxurious houses. The whole social atmosphere is very good.  So when Lu Xiufu entered the palace, he still sighed with great joy in his heart, thinking that the revival of the Song Dynasty was finally possible.  "Your Majesty, the situation has finally improved, but the subjects have not yet fully realized this. The morale of the people is still very hesitant, and they have not fully recovered from the shadow of the defeat at Yashan. Many ministers are in panic all day long, not knowing when  They will be forced into the sea by the Mongols again. The same is true for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. The soldiers are not yet sure of defeating the powerful enemy in the north. If your Majesty is going to lead the army in person this time, it is better to hold a big sacrifice and announce the change of Yuan Dynasty.  , publishing a message to crusade against the Mongols, this will definitely boost morale, cheer up the hearts of everyone in the current Song army, enhance the momentum of the Song Dynasty, and rekindle everyone's spirit!  Come on!!" Chen Xiang was noncommittal after hearing this suggestion, but Chen Xiang's nominal mother, Queen Mother Yang, agreed with Lu Xiufu's proposal.  However, time was short and there was not so much money, so this time the ceremony to worship Sheji was held three days later. Fortunately, the territory controlled by the Song Army was not large now. It was indeed very busy and depressing during this period. I heard that  There is such a celebration, and everyone is very excited and wants to participate.  On the temporarily built high platform, Chen Xiang paid homage to the world and the ancestors of the royal family in accordance with the etiquette, symbolizing that he was the orthodox emperor who was appointed by heaven. Under the vast and clear sky, Chen Xiang, standing on the high place, looked particularly mysterious and tall.  , when he recited the sacrificial inscriptions, because of the special setting on the high platform, his voice continued to reverberate, making people feel that Chen Xiang's voice seemed to come from the sky, which made people who had already accepted a deep sense of stupidity  The loyal and brainwashed subjects worshiped this young emperor even more. Besides, it is said that Emperor Taizu appeared and directly passed down his powerful martial arts to this young emperor!  This little emperor is indeed the lord of destiny!  In the deliberately created sacred atmosphere, the beautiful and holy palace ritual music sounded. Following the instructions of the etiquette officer, countless subjects were excited and excited about the hope of reviving the Song Dynasty. They knelt down and worshiped Chen Xiang who was standing on the high platform.  Chen Xiang will next accept the worship of his subjects. When Chen Xiang looks at the subjects below kneeling in darkness, countless gray, light white, and red luck all gather into his own luck, passing through the jade seal  The influx of Zhongjinlong once again became his high-quality luck. Adding it to his own luck also restored a lot of his charm, which in turn stimulated the loyalty and excitement of his subjects, forming a benign  cycle.  At the same time, Chen Xiang felt countless pious beliefs surrounding him. Standing in this place that seemed to be closer to the sky, with empty air circulating, Chen Xiang felt very pious because of this ancient royal ceremony.  It seems that I can even hear the prayers of these subjects: "Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!" "I hope that the Tartars can be driven out as soon as possible and the Central Plains can be conquered" "Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!" "I hope that I can serve the country,  Get an official position" "I hope I can kill a few more Mongolians to avenge my parents" "Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!" "It's so majestic to be an emperor. I don't know if I can become this emperor  ¡± After countless prayers appeared in his ears, as the abundant faith poured into Chen Xiang¡¯s body, the exercises of the Lord Guangming Holy FireIt prospered again, forming a golden sun on Chen Xiang's head, shining on all the subjects, making them even more excited!  (To be continued)
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