Guo Hao sat in the garden for a while and continued to go back to approve official documents. He chose this path and he could no longer turn back.

There is still no change in the Nanhan area. Pan Mei and his friends are a little anxious if they can't get Guo Hao's orders for a long time.

"Brother Wang, what do you mean by Your Majesty? Let us station troops here, but without issuing an order to start a war, let us wait here, so why do we do it?"

Wang Jixun took a sip of wine after hearing this, put down the wine glass and said, "Your Majesty has a deep meaning in doing this. I don't know the reason now. Maybe he is waiting for the Southern Han to provoke, or maybe he is paralyzing the Southern Han court."

Both of these reasons are possible. Pan Mei looked at Liu Tingrang, and Liu Tingrang also shook her head. No one could guess what Guo Hao was thinking.

However, they were all thinking too much. Guo Hao did not have any deep meaning in doing so. He just transferred his troops in advance and waited for the right opportunity to directly take down Nanhan.

Moreover, it is convenient to place an army in the south. The Southern Han court is so corrupt that someone will rebel in a short time, and the Song court can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Some people didn't know about something at this time. If they knew, they would probably have to keep an eye on Dali.

Since that morning court, all forces have blocked the news. Although it cannot be guaranteed that there will be no leaks, it can delay some time.

In March of the sixth year of Jianlong, the envoy of Chameng Kingdom came again. It was originally just an ordinary worship, but Guo Hao's "no restraint" made all the ministers alert.

The Ministry of Rites prepared in advance, and there was a dedicated person to welcome and escort from the beginning of the envoy's entry, which made the envoy a little flattered.

"Sir, why do you come so far to greet me? The foreign ministers really can't afford it."

"Hey, why should you be polite, the Chameng rice you offered before has helped our court. In the past two years, our court's grain production has increased significantly. Your Majesty specially ordered that the envoy should not be neglected!"

The envoy was very happy to hear that the Song Dynasty was a great country and now it was almost unified. It was so polite to him, a small country, that he was very proud of his appearance.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites accompanied them to Beijing and were cautious along the way, not allowing strangers to contact them, for fear that the messengers would hear any news.

After all, in their opinion, Champaign has always been a vassal state of the Central Plains. If Guo Hao wants to recover the southwest, Champaign will definitely be among them. Once the news is leaked, I still don’t know what chaos will happen.

So they looked at the messenger carefully, but they didn't know that Guo Hao was not interested in Chameng. In fact, he was also a little confused. Some areas were other countries in their later generations, so he shouldn't have to ask for it all.

The envoy soon arrived at the capital. Although it was a little strange along the way, he didn't think too much. This time he brought a lot of gifts, including some of the seeds of tropical crops.

"The foreign minister, Li Sheng, the envoy of Chameng, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The foreign minister is here to serve as the king of our country. I wish His Majesty the time to unify the world!"

It seemed that the news spread quickly, and all the news that Guo Hao sent troops south was known. The surrounding small countries sent envoys to congratulate him, and at the same time they were showing goodwill to the Song Dynasty.

"The messenger is exempted from tribute. Thank you king for me. Your rice seeds are really good. Thanks to that rice in the past two years."

"Your Majesty, you are polite. Our king said that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is a wise king. Our country is willing to make good friends with the Song Dynasty for generations. I hope this friendship can continue."

"This is natural. If you want to say that your country is not big and its resources are limited. If you have any needs, let's talk about whether our two countries are in harmony and develop together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. My king will be very happy to hear Your Majesty say this. The foreign minister heard that Your Majesty likes new crops. This time I came to bring some of them. I hope Your Majesty likes them."

After saying that, someone lifted it up. Guo Hao saw that there were quite a lot of things, including rubber, oil palm, coconut, cashew nuts, pepper, etc., as well as a lot of tropical fruits.

Guo Hao didn't care about what he had eaten, because as the emperor, there was nothing he could not eat, especially after Li Qingnan came back, the palace dishes became much richer.

When he saw the rubber, his eyes lit up and said, "Is this, rubber?"

The messenger was a little surprised: "How can Your Majesty know this thing? This thing can only be found in the south."

Guo Hao smiled but said nothing, thinking that if the rubber usage could have been released long ago, the shock absorption of his frame could be improved by another level.

But then I thought about it, even if rubber tires were made, some roads in the Song Dynasty were still not good. Although cement had been invented, it was mostly used in construction.

This is also one of the royal products and has always been sold very well, but people buy cement mostly for solidifying the ground. No one wants to build a house, and even if the people think about it, it will be difficult for the people to accept it for a while.

In addition to civil use, Guo Hao also used cement for the city walls on the border. The emergence of brick and stone concrete made the city wall very strong and was not afraid of water and fire. The generals in the army liked it very much.

As for the roads in the palace and capital, Guo Hao did not have large-scale construction. In fact, he wanted to move the capital to Youzhou, but he could only think about it. He dared not mention it now.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

"Oh, messenger, please continue. I just thought of some things. These things are very good. I hope your country can open trade routes with our country so that the people can also see your country's specialties."

When the messenger heard that he wanted to open a trade route and realize trade, he was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and thanked him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, you are the most wise monarch I have ever met. All the people of Champa will thank you!"

Large countries cannot experience this kind of distress at all. Just like in some later countries, some products are cheap locally, but they are different when they come to China.

Of course, some merchants raised prices, but transportation was not easy, especially in this era, many fruits from the south were not seen in the north.

Guo Hao and Chameng State established diplomatic relations in order to develop commerce and drive economic development in the south. Especially some coastal areas, they could not always be poor like the Qing Dynasty.

So Chameng Kingdom is just the beginning. Next, he will build a powerful navy and caravan and start the Maritime Silk Road.

At the same time, the Silk Road in the Northwest Corridor cannot be abandoned. At this time, there are many undeveloped resources, and he must obtain them as much as possible.

The envoy of Chameng Kingdom stayed in Bianliang for a few days and left with satisfaction.

The envoy of Chameng left, but the ministers were puzzled. Isn’t Guo Hao going to attack the southwest region? Why are he so polite to an envoy?

Could it be that he is planning?

Guo Hao’s thoughts are really hard to guess, but Guo Hao really didn’t think so much. He just wanted to develop the economy and would definitely not suffer any losses in doing business.

Since that day, Guo Hao has not mentioned anything more than the Han and Tang dynasties, which has made the ministers feel relieved, feeling that he is just a whim.

The spring examination is about to begin again, Guo Hao is focused on this exam, appointing Wang Pu and Lu Duosun as the examiners.

There are more students in the capital than in the past, because Guo Haote criticized all students from the south to participate, and it is not necessarily that all officials will have a debate.

Some people think that the students in the north are enough to choose the imperial court. The south has just recovered, and when the southern scholars come to Bianliang, there will inevitably be people with ill-hearted intentions.

Moreover, most of the officials in the court were from the north, and the Song Dynasty was not well-managed, and some of them did not want the southerners to come.

But another group of people believe that since the south is now the territory of the Song Dynasty, the southerners are also people of the Song Dynasty. If the imperial court opens the imperial examinations and recruits scholars, why don’t people participate?

Besides, Guo Hao said before that if the world is harmonious, if even people from different regions of his country cannot tolerate them, how can they tolerate other nations?

Both sides had their own opinions, and no one could convince anyone. The main reason was that the Southern Tang and Later Shu ruled too short, and they were worried that someone would take advantage of the imperial examination to cause trouble.

Guo Hao thought about this for a day and finally decided to let the scholars from the South come to participate. The ministers were right. The world's great harmony cannot be just a talk, so the scale of this scientific expedition was larger than before.

The inns in the capital were full, and Guo Hao and Li Hui left the palace. He wanted to see these students. They were all the future of the Song Dynasty, and Guo Hao attached great importance to it.

In Juxian Pavilion, it was crowded at this time. Guo Hao saw many students stopping here in the private room on the second floor.

"The inns in the city are full, right?"

"Yes, there are too many students here this time, and the inn can't accommodate them at all. Some students had no choice but to live in horse sheds, and the students in Juxian Pavilion probably had no place to live at night..."
Chapter completed!