Chapter 166 All the money in the world belongs to me
“Maybe.”
Su Zhe always felt that His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be more interested in Wang Shao.
Otherwise, Wang Shao would not be left alone.
Su Shi didn't think about this and said: "We brothers are now county magistrates. Such a happy event should come to light. Why don't we go to Guangyuntai to have some wine to celebrate."
Su Che frowned and said: "Brother, now all the counties in Kaifeng Prefecture are counting the acres of land. The position we took over was probably because the predecessor was dismissed because of the unfavorable land count. If you have this time, why not go back and think about taking office. What should I do next?"
Su Shi was not angry after being lectured by his younger brother, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will listen to you. If you don't go, I won't go."
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In the main hall of Chaoyang Palace, after the Su Shi brothers left, Zhao Xing looked at Wang Shao and said with a smile: "Have you heard that you are proficient in the art of war?"
Wang Shao was startled. In his spare time, he likes After reading some military books, I was only named on the gold medal list when I was 26 or 7 years old.
But this matter is not known to outsiders except for my classmates' friends.
Wang Shao didn't know how Zhao Xing knew it, so he came to his senses and said, "I just read it occasionally and talked about military affairs on paper. It is not considered a familiarity with military books."
" So what do you think of the relationship between Song, Liao and Xia?" Zhao Xing asked.
Wang Shao pondered for a while and said: "Nowadays, Song, Liao and Xia have been at peace for a long time, but I feel that sooner or later a war will break out between the three countries."
Zhao Xing nodded slightly and said: "Gu also thinks so. I feel that it is better to be proactive than to be passive. Zichun, tell me, if the Song Dynasty took the initiative to raise troops, would it be against Liao or Xixia?"
"This..." Wang Shao said hesitantly: "I don't dare to speak nonsense."
"It's just a casual chat, it's not a duel, what can't you say? If you have anything, just say it, you can tell me Mouth and ears, no one else will know." Zhao Xing said.
Wang Shao was silent for a while and said: "I think that if we want to send troops, Xixia is the first choice. If we take Liao, we must take Xixia first."
Those who like to read military books will naturally also like Study the situation in the world.
Wang Shao was awarded an official in the imperial examination, and was awarded a ninth-grade county governor Bo. He didn't have much to do in his daily life. In his spare time, apart from reading military books, he studied the border defenses of the Song, Liao and Xia kingdoms.
A sand table was even made based on the borders of the three countries for deduction.
Unfortunately, most of the situation on the borders of the three countries was heard from hearsay. As a ninth-grade official, he was not qualified to know the real situation of defense deployment.
But one thing he was sure of was that if the Song Dynasty took the initiative to raise troops, Xixia would be the first target.
Wang Shao was a little disheartened after failing the examination this time, and had already begun to plan to resign and travel to the northwest border.
He wanted to know more about the situation on the northwest border.
"Gu thinks so too." Zhao Xing nodded.
He did not remember the content of "Pingrong Policy", but he only remembered one point in it, which seemed to be that if you want to take Xixia, you must first take Hehuang.
In Zhao Xing's view, if you want to take Liao, you must first take Xixia.
"Zichun, I am going to let you take a job at Qinfeng Road. What do you think?" Zhao Xing asked.
Historically, Wang Shao was able to open up more than 2,000 miles of territory for the Song Dynasty because he spent several years traveling to the northwest border and learned about the customs, customs and situation of the Hehuang area.
With Wang Shao's temperament, if he was asked to serve in the northwest border, he would still understand it.
As an official, he can use the court's channels to learn more information, which is more effective than traveling by himself.
"Of course I am willing!" Wang Shao said excitedly.
After failing the examination, what made him frustrated was not that he failed to pass the examination for promotion, but that he could not work in the border area.
For a military fan, he very much hopes to work at the border so that he can understand the border situation in detail and collect data for his own deductions.
"I need to arrange this matter. You stay in Bianjing and wait for news." Zhao Xing said.
According to regulations, the governor does not have the right to directly appoint officials of Kaifeng government offices.
However, given his identity, as long as he told the Ministry of Civil Affairs that he would be appointed to the Kaifeng government office, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would not block him.
But the official position on Qinfeng Road is not something he can arrange at will.
I have to tell my father. It will only be easy if my father agrees.
"Yes!" Wang Shao responded.
Zhao Xing chatted with Wang Shao for a while before asking him to go back and wait for the news.
I have to say that Wang Shao’s military theory is very solid.
He also studied the art of war with Gu Yan for a few years. Although he stopped talking about war on paper, he still had some insights as a man of two generations.
After listening to some of the views put forward by Wang Shao, he felt that he had benefited a lot.
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In the afternoon, Zhao Xing was reviewing Zha Zi. The chamberlain came to report and Sheng Wei asked to see him.
"Let him in."
Zhao Xing stretched and rubbed his eyes.
“I pay homage to His Highness!”
After a while, Sheng Wei walked in, followed by two eunuchs holding wooden boxes.
"No gift." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "It seems that you have brought some good news to me."
"His Royal Highness has a clever plan. The craftsmen of the fire kiln spent several years , and finally the transparent glass requested by His Highness was fired," Sheng Wei said.
"Oh?" Zhao Xing was delighted when he heard this and said, "Hurry and show it to Gu."
Two eunuchs holding wooden boxes hurriedly stepped forward and placed the wooden boxes on the table. On the case, the lid was opened.
Carefully took out the contents.
Zhao Xing picked up a glass tea cup and looked at it carefully for a while.
It is definitely far inferior to the glass of later generations. If you look closely, you can see that there are many bubbles inside.
However, it is very rare to be able to do this under the conditions of ancient times. After Zhao Xing gave Sheng Wei the general method of burning paper glass, the craftsmen spent several years researching and firing it.
In fact, the ornamental value of glass is not as good as that of colored glaze. Glazed glaze comes in a variety of colors and has rich layers, which can present a crystal clear visual effect.
Glass is more ornamental than glass.
But everything is rare and expensive.
Liu Li has appeared a long time ago, and it is not a rare thing.
But this is the first time this kind of transparent glass has appeared.
Burning some utensils and ornaments will definitely be popular.
And with glass you can make mirrors.
In ancient times, all bronze mirrors were used. Bronze mirrors made by top craftsmen were still very clear, but they were still inferior to glass mirrors.
The most important thing is that the materials of this thing are not valuable at all.
Unlike wine, which consumes a lot of food, this is why Zhao Xing only sold a small amount to the Liao State and did not sell a large amount.
But glass products are different. They can not only be sold in the Song Dynasty and Liaoxia, but also exported overseas.
Don’t forget, maritime trade was very developed in the Song Dynasty.
"You did a good job." Zhao Xing put down the tea cup, looked at the haggard Sheng Wei, and said, "You should also pay attention to your health and don't overwork yourself."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Sheng Wei looked haggard, which was actually due to family matters, but it was difficult for him to tell Zhao Xing about this.
"Now that it has been fired, let the craftsmen start firing it in large quantities. In addition, we can also try to make the mirror I mentioned before. In a few months, it will be the queen's birthday, and I will use the mirror as my mother's birthday. Birthday gift." Zhao Xing said.
"I have arranged for the craftsmen to do it." Sheng Wei said.
“Yeah.”
Zhao Xing increasingly felt that it was right to leave business matters to Sheng Wei.
The most rare thing about Sheng Wei is not his business ability, but his sobriety.
Whatever Zhao Xing arranged for him to do, he would do it well with all his heart.
But he has never sought benefits for himself or his family.
"Your Highness, Li Ge sent a message saying that he will be visiting Bianjing in the near future and wants to meet His Highness." Sheng Wei said.
"Oh?" Zhao Xing smiled and said: "This is a good thing. As soon as the things are baked, big buyers come to the door. Remember to have people bake more things that the Liao people like."< br>
"Yes." Sheng Wei responded.
"By the way, how is the cement development going?" Zhao Xing asked.
He does not know the detailed production methods of many things, only the general situation.
The rest can only be studied and perfected by craftsmen.
If you just let the craftsmen study the ideas, they may not be able to figure them out in a lifetime.
But he not only provided ideas, but also a general framework. In addition, the difficulty of the things is not high, and it is completely possible to do it under the current conditions.
"There has been a lot of progress. I think it won't be long before it can be fired," Sheng Wei said.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded and said, "This item is very important. You ask the craftsmen to hold it tight. In addition, each craftsman who produces transparent glaze will be rewarded with twenty acres of land."
"I thank His Highness for the reward on their behalf!"
"As for your contribution, I will keep it in mind for you first." Zhao Xing said.
"I didn't do anything and didn't dare to take credit." Sheng Wei said quickly.
Since working for Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing not only gave him a literary official, but also his son Sheng Changwu joined the East Palace as an errand.
He is already very satisfied.
"If you have merit, you should be rewarded. It's just that I can't reward you now. I can only remember it for the future." Zhao Xing said.
There is no shortage of money to reward Sheng Wei. As for official positions, Sheng Wei is already an eighth-grade prose official.
If you move up the ranks, you will have no real job and no fame, which will be difficult to handle.
But this did not delay Zhao Xing from painting a pie for him.
Sheng Wei reported the recent business situation to Zhao Xing, then resigned and left.
Zhao Xing took a look at the glass products on the table.
When the technology matures later, we can replace all the windows in the East Palace with glass.
Not only can it make the house brighter, it is also an advertisement.
There are so many rich people in the world. If they all wear glass, a lot of money will flow into their pockets.
Those rich people have no place to spend their money, so they like to enclose their land. You need to get more luxury goods so that they can spend their money.
Not only that, but it can also plunder the wealth of other countries.
Li Shimin can proudly say: All the talents in the world are under my control.
In the future, Zhao Xing can also proudly say: All the money in the world goes into my pocket.
But things are not that simple. When those wealthy nobles find that a large amount of wealth is flowing into their pockets, they should say that they cannot compete with the people for profit.
In fact, there are no people who make money in business.
Ordinary people can only make a living by doing small business.
(End of this chapter)