Chapter 125 Eastern One Pole Strategy

Now Zhao Jun has a very busy and tight schedule throughout the day.

Get up at three or four o'clock in the morning, go to the morning meeting, and then go to the Constitutional Yuan to work.

The main thing is to first see how Lu Yijian and the others handle state affairs, and then hold a meeting to formulate tasks.

When he has a little time at noon, he can do his own thing.

For example, today I went to Shuxiangfang and bought a printing factory.

There are classes in the afternoon.

First teach the children.

After my eyes recovered, I stopped teaching children knowledge for a while.

Later, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng chose to compromise and stopped quarreling with Zhao Jun, so the course would naturally return to its original track.

Although the textbooks he brought had been burned, the contents were all stored in his notebook.

Even if the laptop is broken, with his ability, there will be no problem teaching elementary school, even junior high school and some high school knowledge.

From mid-afternoon to mid-afternoon, it was time for him to teach the children. Today he mainly taught mathematics.

Fortunately, they were born in a good era.

In Zhao Jun's time, at least in their place, students had to be exposed to English from the second grade of primary school.

In the first grade of junior high school, four more subjects are added: history, geography, biology, and ideological and moral character. In the second grade of junior high school, one more subject of physics is added. In the third grade of junior high school, one more is added, chemistry.

In this way, all nine subjects will be basically learned by the third year of junior high school.

Now after the Song Dynasty, only pinyin is taught in Chinese, and English history is not required. Later, physics, chemistry, biology and geography will be taught in older students.

That is to say, if you learn six subjects at most, you will be much better than those in later generations.

After teaching today's class, Zhao Jun took a short rest in the room where he used to live.

Wang Shouzhong arranged for the royal meal to be delivered.

Now his treatment is comparable to that of an emperor. Except that he cannot go to Zhao Zhen's harem, he is basically unimpeded and lawless in the palace.

By the end of the day, around five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Zhen and others finally got off work.

In the back garden, the autumn wind blows.

Palace walls, courtyards, willows, glazed tiles, rockery pavilions.

The goldfish in the pond emerged from the water, making light ripples.

Knowing that Zhao Zhen and the others were off work, Zhao Jun got up from the bed and stretched.

He hadn't slept just now, just lying there with his eyes closed and meditating.

Wang Shouzhong thought that he was thinking about national affairs, so he served him carefully and did not dare to disturb him.

In fact, he was thinking that the imperial meal just now was not very delicious, maybe the imperial dining room cut corners or something.

When he walked out of the room, he saw Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian coming.

When he got closer, Zhao Zhen complained: "My grandson lives a leisurely life, unlike us who have to deal with government affairs every day."

Lu Yijian joked: "This kid has been wandering around the Constitutional Yuan in the morning, and he has disappeared. Day by day, I don't know what he is doing."

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Now that the position is different, what we should do is naturally different. I think you still haven't understood one thing, that is, we cannot be the country's troubleshooters, but must be the country's helmsman."

"What's the explanation?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Zhao Jun said: "It's very simple. If we have to do everything, then what's the use of those people below? In terms of law, it should be maintained by Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Supervision Agency. The three parties should balance each other and be able to solve most judicial problems. Problem. The economy, education, and military should all have specialized agencies in charge. The highest authority is only responsible for issuing practical tasks and asking them to complete them. If there is a problem in the middle link, just look for the problem, not the specific matter. Report them all to the Constitutional Yuan.”

"All right."

Everyone understood what he meant.

To put it simply, the Constitutional Yuan is only responsible for leading the general direction, and other matters are left to the following agencies.

But there are still problems. Fan Zhongyan said: "Will there be a situation like Wang Anshi's reform, where the problem was left to the subordinates for implementation, but the implementation was not in place, and instead harmed the people?"

"That's a good question."

Zhao Jun said: "So the Constitutional Yuan needs to carry out reforms from top to bottom, rectify the official administration, and improve the execution ability. This is why I have always emphasized that official administration is the foundation. Now we should do the preliminary work first, and wait until the war with Xixia and Liao is completed. Let’s talk about reform during the war.”

Everyone looked solemn.

It is inevitable that Xixia and Liao will go to war with the Song Dynasty in the next few years.

These are indeed the top priorities now.

Moreover, there are still twelve years before the Yellow River changes its course. During these twelve years, their task is very arduous.

"What are you going to say today?"

Zhao Zhen saw that Zhao Jun had picked up his notebook and started walking towards the Guanjia Palace, and asked, "Are you going to talk about how to carry out the industrial revolution?"

"No, this is a long-term plan. I think there are still many things that need to be sorted out."

Zhao Jun said as he walked: "We need to arrange a long-term plan for the Song Dynasty. Other matters are rough details in this long-term plan. Only by following this direction can the Song Dynasty go further."

"Um."

Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully. He wanted to hear Zhao Jun's plans and blueprint for the future.

The group of people walked and chatted, and soon arrived at Guanjia Hall.

Zhao Jun turned on the computer and clicked the mouse several times. What he clicked on was a flat world map.

The size of his notebook was not large, with a screen of only fourteen inches. Everyone had to gather around the Eight Immortals table, and then put their heads together to look at the map.

"We have seen this map of the world many times. Are we going to talk about the world today?"

Wang Zeng asked.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Yes or no, what can you see when you look at the entire world map?"

Marked on the world map is the situation and geographical distribution of later countries.

Yan Shu thought deeply: "You said before that the world is divided into seven continents, and China is located in East Asia among Asia. We are separated from West Asia by mountains and plateaus. This is why China in ancient times could only wander in the Western Regions."

"Yes."

Zhao Jun nodded, pointed at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and said: "The plateau area is high in altitude, prone to hypoxia, and difficult to supply. Before the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people were unwilling to open up the west. At most, they would reach the Western Regions. Once they reach the border of the Western Regions, they will be attacked by Kunlun Mountains such as the Shanshan Mountains and Tianshan Mountains blocked the way to the west, and the grasslands northward were too cold to be cultivated. Therefore, in ancient society, the Han people were confined to the large area of ​​East Asia."

"Why is this so?"

Sheng Du asked immediately.

"Because of the characteristics of agricultural civilization."

Zhao Jun explained: "The grassland cannot be cultivated, and the farming civilization is self-sufficient. It lacks an environment like that in Europe where the land is small and barren, and one has to go to the sea to make a living. In addition, ancient society had insufficient productivity and a low level of technological development. If the light was too far away, Relying on people and horses, it may take several years to travel long distances.”

"During the Han and Tang Dynasties, there was the Silk Road in the Western Regions. Those merchants were all middlemen in the Arab world of Central Asia. They brought local specialties to the East from far away Western Europe, and then brought the exquisite porcelain, silk, and tea from the East to the West. ”

"Arabs became middlemen between the two places because before oil became the blood of industry, the Arab world had barren land and limited resources, so they had to trade overland."

"The Han people do not need to work so hard. They are blessed with the Great Plains, the means of production and the production population needed for farming. The Han people can farm on the spot to obtain food. They do not have to go out like people in ancient Europe and Central Asia to get food. stay alive."

"So for thousands of years, limited by the development of agricultural civilization, the Han people could only live in such a large circle, and it was difficult to expand outward."

"The grassland peoples are different. Wherever there is grassland, there is pasture. Therefore, after Temujin's rise, he was able to fight all the way west to Europe because the grassland peoples did not have the same limitations as the farming peoples."

These things can be regarded as reasons recognized by later generations of historians and human sociologists.

Europe was actually very backward in ancient times.

Under the feudal system, land annexation was serious and people's lives were in dire straits. As a last resort, many Europeans had to go to sea to find a way out.

This situation lasted for hundreds of years. As European colonists slowly colonized Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, America and other places, they found a large amount of local resources and took them back, further stimulating the craze of going overseas, and thus the great Age of Sail.

Although the Han people have maintained technological advantages for two thousand years, they have a serious lack of motivation to go to sea. Coupled with the backwardness in transportation, information, transportation and other aspects in ancient times, it is not easy to maintain a huge empire. The empire is often accompanied by internal strife. Intensify, let alone go overseas.

Therefore, many people think that China lags behind the West in science and technology, and that is why it was surpassed by the West. In fact, it is due to the influence of the environment and the fact that East Asia is geographically relatively closed. Whether it is land or sea, there is too little contact with the West, which leads to falling behind.

Otherwise, if there were no Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, no tropical rain forests in Southeast Asia, no Kunlun Mountains and Himalayas, India, Southeast Asia and Central Asia would most likely be conquered by the Han Dynasty.

Especially the situation in the early Ming Dynasty was bound to catch up with the great maritime era in which the West was at its peak.

Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Wang Sui smiled and said: "You don't want us to live on the northern grasslands like the grassland people in the future."

"That's not the case."

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Today I plan to analyze the current strategic layout of the Song Dynasty, and analyze the future way out of the Song Dynasty from the map."

"you say."

Zhao Zhen listened intently and said, "Talk about your thoughts."

Zhao Jun said: "In the new era, there are three main theories for the overall strategic pattern of our world. The first is Mackinder's world island theory, the second is Mahan's sea power theory, and the third is Spykman's edge theory. "Zone Theory."

"Mackinder's world island theory assumes that Eurasia is a world island."

As he spoke, he drew a circle on the Eurasian continent on the computer screen, and then continued: "Then whoever controls this world island controls the whole world. Because this world island occupies the vast majority of the world's land, resources, and population , In comparison, the Americas, Africa, and Australia outside the Eurasian continent are peripheral areas, while the center of the Eurasian continent is Central Asia.”

"Do you want to occupy Central Asia in the future?"

Lu Yijian was surprised.

"That's not true."

Zhao Jun shook his head: "McKinder is British, so his way of thinking is the way Europeans think. Europe and Central Asia are only separated by the Mediterranean Sea, and they are closer geographically. Therefore, in the world island theory, He believes that Westerners should control Central Asia and radiate to East Asia. If Easterners want to control Central Asia and radiate to Europe, it will be difficult to do so from a geographical perspective.”

Everyone looked at the map. It was a flat map with no altitude, mountains, etc. marked on it. But just now Zhao Jun also briefly pointed to the Himalayas and Kunlun Mountains and talked about why it was difficult for ancient China to communicate with Central Asia and Europe.

If China also followed the world island theory and conquered Central Asia, then established a capital in Central Asia, and then radiated the entire Eurasian continent, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty would not be able to achieve this even if its technology advanced for hundreds of years.

"What about sea power theory?"

Song Shou asked.

Zhao Jun said: "Mahan's sea power theory believes that 70% of the world is ocean. Our world is connected by the ocean, so we must occupy the transportation arteries on the ocean. For example, the most important one in Asia is the Strait of Malacca, which connects the entire The most important bridge between East Asia and the West is the Suez Canal, so that shipping by sea does not need to go around Africa.”

He clicked on two key nodes on the map. These two transportation arteries can be said to be the two most important throats in the world in later generations. They play a near lifeline role for Europe and Asia. The Suez Canal ship jam in 2021 is estimated to have caused losses of US$400 million per hour.

Therefore, in geopolitics, the theory of sea power has always been regarded as a bible by Western countries. After the end of World War I, various countries vigorously developed maritime fleets. Even small countries like Japan exhausted their resources to build aircraft carriers just to gain maritime superiority.

"Um."

Fan Zhongyan pondered: "You have said before that going to sea is the only way for the Han people. Do you hope to develop maritime transportation and build a maritime fleet in the future?"

"At least not yet."

Zhao Jun shook his head again.

"What on earth is that? Is it the marginal zone theory?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "No, the theory of edge zones is actually a product of the hegemonism of Emperor Mold. Spikman, a professor of international relations at Yale University, believes that the world island has some edge zones that are likely to break through the blockade of sea power. A man named China and the other are called the EU, so in order to maintain hegemony, Emperor Mold must arrange several watchdogs near China and the EU. There are Japan and South Korea around the EU, and the UK and their spies within the EU. Song, these world strategic patterns are actually not applicable."

"Then you should tell me about it."

Zhao Zhen was extremely anxious.

"I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be in a hurry. Let me explain slowly."

Zhao Jun pointed to the map of East Asia and said: "The structure of the world has not yet been sorted out. I think East Asia is a bipolar and diverse situation. Although the Song Dynasty was weaker than the Liao Kingdom, it was just weaker in force, and its national power was actually stronger than the Liao Kingdom. There are other people around it. Xixia, Goryeo, Japan, Tubo, Dali, Uighur and other countries.”

"Um."

Everyone nodded, it was indeed such a situation now.

"So if the internal problems of the Song Dynasty can be solved, the Song Dynasty's foundation and capabilities will be enough to annex the Liao Kingdom and Xixia and establish a grand empire similar to the Tang and Han Dynasties."

Zhao Jun said: "This empire is probably the limit of ancient Chinese feudal society. And the strategy I am going to talk about today is called the Eastern Pole Strategy."

Eastern one-pole strategy!

This is the great blueprint that Zhao Jun is preparing to conceive today.

Although it is a painted pie, it is a big pie that can be achieved in feudal society.

As long as it seizes the opportunity in the future world structure and becomes a pole of the Eastern world, it may not be possible to use strong national power to block the entire West with sea power theory in the future, thereby achieving the goal of dominating the world.