That night, the old brothers were still drunk and staggering around. Zhang Zhao asked the servants to help him back, but he himself couldn't sleep.
Originally, when exploring the west, there was no shortage of money from old brothers like his, at least for now, but Zhang Zhao still wanted to tie them into the car.
Because the risk of armed colonization is not small, although Zhang Zhao tied up Hexi Buddhism and changed Hexi Buddhism into an alternative Tianfang sect with Confucianism as its core, direct reporting of grievances and so on.
Zhang Zhao’s Supreme and Merciful Dharma King has become a being similar to God and Jehovah, but he will still face considerable counterattacks.
After all, no one wants to throw away their power and wealth. In the foreseeable future, the resistance wave among the nobles in Hezhong, Tianzhu, Khorasan and other places will not be too small.
If Zhang Zhao's own descendants were to go to Xia Jun Yimin alone, relying entirely on the will of the court or even the emperor, it would be difficult for Zhang Zhao to predict what would happen next.
After countless failures, even he, the founder of the country, may not be able to push it forward, let alone the descendants who will succeed him.
In this world, people do things that are beneficial, and things that completely lose money will definitely not last long.
After all, the emperor of Zhou, Xia Jun and Yi people were actually not far from each other, and the Yellow River could be used as a "highway" to communicate.
However, Hezhong and Tianzhu are separated by the Tianshan Mountains and the desert, and there are thousands of mountains and rivers with different cultures and races, so it is not so easy to handle.
Therefore, we must bring in all the old brothers, everyone has invested money, and we must work together to come up with a few models.
With the bridgehead and demonstration area, we can attract other people to participate, and maybe it will eventually lead to a wave of nationwide action.
The more people invest, the less likely it will fail two or three times or even once or twice, which will shake the entire policy.
Moreover, Zhang Zhao had other ideas about Longtao Courtyard. In Zhang Zhao's mind, it was not only the cradle of westward expansion, but also the cradle of eastward expansion in more than ten years.
This East is not the Great Eastern Kingdom of Korea, nor is it the arrogant Eastern Emperor of Japan, but the America further east.
According to the productivity conditions at this time, colonizing America was a complete fantasy, and Zhang Zhao would not have been big enough to have such an idea.
But driven by the royal family, after ten or twenty failures, or after ten or twenty years of trying, it is still possible to reach America.
Zhang Zhao thought about the special products of America, such as corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, upland cotton, peppers, peanuts, tomatoes, beans, and pumpkins.
Any one of them is a God-given treasure, especially the first three, which are good things that can change the course of human civilization.
Even if it costs half a million guan, one million guan or even two or three million guan, it is still worth it.
He Zhang Zhao will pay for this money!
If corn and potatoes could have appeared in other lands in China hundreds of years ago, even if they are not as high-yielding as corn and potatoes in later generations, even an increase in yield of one hundred kilograms per acre is an incredible improvement.
By then there will be sufficient food, and China will have a population of more than 100 million or even 200 million by the eleventh century. So is there any point in saying this?
Because historically, the world's population in the eleventh century was only a little over 300 million. Excluding the 20 million in the early Northern Song Dynasty, it was not even 300 million.
By then, China's population will account for half or even two-thirds of the world's population. What are you trying to do with me? It can assimilate any foreign race with its fertility.
And once you go to America, the news about the rich gold and silver in America will definitely spread like wildfire.
At this time, the fleet and routes that Zhang Zhao spent millions of dollars building in the early stage will immediately be taken over by countless capitals from all over the world. At that time, the conservative atmosphere will definitely be wiped out!
Just the drive for gold mining can put Zhang Zhou on the throne of ocean overlord!
Although the dynasty he established will definitely not last forever, and may fall behind during the great geographical discovery and be overthrown by someone, this nation has gained a new life!
The more Zhang Zhao thought about it, the more excited he became. The saint's sense of superiority and the pioneer's sense of dedication almost sent him to heaven.
The seventeen-year-old No. 2 lolita Panteya looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise, and then at Zhang Zhao's sister Sephie who kept eating preserved plums. Pantaiya suddenly became very confident in her skills.
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This saint's face was red, his eyes were blurred, and he was so lustful when she was serving him. I wonder who in the harem can do this?
This...can at least get the title of concubine, right?
In the excitement, the Samambass princess, who had skin as white as milk and a slim waist and plump buttocks that could not be called a lolita, twisted her snow-white water snake waist, gently explored her bright red mouth downwards again, and then suddenly
He sucked it, and almost sucked away the soul of Sage Zhang (the following will be omitted...).
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In the early morning, the saint had worked hard all night and had to get out of bed with a sore back and back. Cao Yanmian glanced at Zhang Zhao distressedly, and then he was so jealous that he almost went up and strangled the two Persian goblins to death.
"Everyone, the wedding day of the eldest sister and the beautiful brother is approaching. Do you have to give me a seal? We have agreed to use a princess gift to send the eldest sister off to get married."
The eldest sister is Zhang Qiwan, and the beautiful brother is Zhao Kuangzan.
When Zhao Kuangzan made up his mind to defect to the Khitan, he took the risk to deliver the news and even captured the Hezhong Mansion in person. It was Zhang Zhao who agreed to marry Zhang Qiwan to him, and he did so in the ceremony of a princess.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao stood up, opened his hands and asked Cao Yanmian to put on his robe.
"What does it mean to marry with a princess ceremony? The eldest sister is my daughter, and she should be my Princess Zhou.
Well! Since the title of the princess has not yet been decided, my dear brother will help me win the first big victory in Hezhong. There is Baoding County in the county under the jurisdiction of Hezhong Prefecture. Let’s name it Baoding Princess.
Granted food to 200 households in Baoding County, built Princess Baoding's mansion, used internal funds to purchase a dowry, and gave gold, silver, brocade and silk worth three thousand guan for daily use of the princess and her consort."
There are also high and low titles for princesses, especially the titles of princesses in the Tang Dynasty. Not many princesses were given the title of county. Generally, they were given titles of prefectures and counties, and were called county princesses.
Those named after the county are called county princesses. Note that this is not the same thing as the princess and the county lord.
However, when it came to Zhang Zhao, he wanted to conquer the Xia monarch and the Yi people and carry out armed colonization, so there was no need to strictly restrict the consorts like the Song and Ming Dynasties. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, they were so paranoid that even the emperor's daughter was worried about marrying.
Therefore, the starting point for the title of princess must be lower. If you come up, you will be the princess of Wei or the princess of Chu. Then, if the prince-in-law has made great achievements, how will you be rewarded?
After getting an accurate answer, Cao Yanmian walked out. Zhang Zhao suddenly thought, Hey! The marriage specifications of this Qiwan have been determined a long time ago. Cao Yanmian asking this question is probably to remind him that everyone in the harem is still here.
It's not sealed yet.
Sure enough, when Zhang Zhao summoned the Queen Cao Yanxi, the pregnant Queen was pouting her little mouth unhappy, and her mouth didn't stop when she saw Zhang Zhao.
"The saint is nice. He plays songs and songs with his brothers every night, but we women have nothing yet. I want to hold a banquet and get together with my sisters, but I have no chance to make the two mothers happy!"
Zhang Zhao understands very well that a pregnant woman must not be stimulated. As long as it is not too much, whatever she says will be what she says. This is what Zhang Shengren concluded after having more than a dozen children.
He immediately took Cao Yanxi's hand and arranged to sit down, and then made repeated promises in the eyes of a group of palace maids who were trying hard not to laugh.
"The title was granted immediately, and according to ancient rituals, two noble concubines were appointed under the queen, and eight concubines were named Xian, Shu, Zhuang, Jing, Shun, Hui, Kang, and Ning, and below them were De, Duan, and Li.
An and other nine concubines.
I guarantee that everyone will have a name, and the Sixth Bureau and the Twenty-Fourth Division will also make arrangements, so that you can hold a harem banquet in a glorious way."
Only then was Cao Yanxi satisfied, and she stretched out her green hands to lift Zhang Zhao's back diligently, looking like she was flattering after getting a benefit, and she was still reminding him.
"The saint needs to arrange it as soon as possible, otherwise the sisters will come and ask me."
Zhang Zhao nodded in agreement repeatedly, and suddenly felt that the shoulder-pounding movement behind him had stopped, and he looked back cautiously.
Sure enough, Cao Yanxi, who had always been sleepy after pregnancy, had fallen asleep leaning on the brocade quilt behind her. Several palace servants who had long been accustomed to her habit were gently supporting the queen.
Zhang Zhao looked at her dotingly, then stood up and whispered softly, "Let the Queen sleep here for a while!"
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In Chongzheng Hall, Zhang Liecheng rushed back after a long journey and handed over the results of the survey by the Ministry of Works.
"Sage, we have found a suitable location for baking bricks around Luoyang. The plan to build Luoyang Palace City and the Inner and Outer City has also begun to be planned, but the estimated time is at least five years."
Zhang Zhao nodded, "Five years is not a long time, so you don't have to worry about the construction, but in terms of materials and corruption, the Jinyi guards should keep an eye on it."
Zhang Zhao is still preparing to make Luoyang the capital. He carries the banner of the Zhou and Tang Dynasties. There is no way he can justify not going to Luoyang to make the capital. Besides, Kaifeng is really not suitable to be the capital.
It would be feasible for Kaifeng to become a city like Shanghai in later generations, but as a national capital, it has too many disadvantages.
Ma De, there is nothing dangerous to defend on the plain. In the future, the Yellow River will become a hanging river here, and it will be flooded just by digging a big hole. How can it be the capital of the country!
However, Luoyang was in ruins at this time, and there were no large trees to build the palace, so Zhang Zhao planned to reduce the use of wood and use more burned bricks for construction, which would also promote the improvement of the brick-burning technology.
Moreover, he does not plan to establish only Luoyang as the capital city. Under the current traffic conditions, this is obviously not feasible.
The father and son talked for a while, and Fanshun, the Marquis of Yu of Hanshandu, who was responsible for guarding the Forbidden Palace, came to report. Hu Guang asked for a meeting outside the palace, saying that he had something important to report.
Zhang Zhao stood up suddenly. Hu Guang was sent by him to inquire about the activities of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Now he came to report that it must be Du Chongwei of Songzhou who was indeed on the line with the Southern Tang Dynasty.