If you are in such a hurry, why do you want to stay in Kaifeng and not leave immediately? It's not that Hong Tao doesn't want to go, but he can't go for the time being. Empress Dowager Gao made a decree, saying that she had not seen the emperor and grandson for two years, and it happened that the birthday of the sixth prince was approaching, and she planned to do it herself, and all the royal members who could come had to participate.

My mother said that she wanted to celebrate her grandson's birthday, and Emperor Shenzong couldn't stop him no matter how wary he was, so just pass it. So Hong Tao had to wait honestly in Kaifeng City, and wait for the sixth prince to celebrate his birthday before personally escorting him to the Daimyo's Mansion.

What are you doing these days when you are free, in addition to accompanying his wife and daughter, Hong Tao has started to write books again. It can't be called writing, it should be called codification.

Like Sima Guang's compilation of the Zizhi Tongjian, it is a summary of other people's knowledge. The difference is that people have a very deep and literary name, and the title of Hong Tao's book is still in the vernacular "Mine, Coal, Iron".

In this book, Hong Tao uses Lian'er's recorded experience as a craftsman, plus his own knowledge from later generations, to give a rough overview of the techniques of prospecting, ore identification, mining, and metal extraction.

Hong Tao thinks it's rough, but in the eyes of the Hu family, the Wu family, and the Zhou family, this book is simply a hanging rope. With it, any individual can learn the craft they rely on for a living without a teacher, and then they, the craftsmen, will have nothing to eat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, has this official ever harmed you?" Faced with the bitter pleading of several families, Hong Tao began to lecture again.

The question of "......" was answered instantly, and he shook his head.

"Well, why is your current craft valuable? The essence is not the simple truths in the book, but the experience that has been summed up over many years. What is said in this book, you can do the same from a random apprentice who has an apprentice for a year, so what's so fearful? Any industry needs a huge market and practitioners to support in order to thrive, just rely on you to accept a few apprentices from what will not start teaching, a lifetime can teach a few satisfactory people? But this book is different, as it allows more young people to master the skills of an apprenticeship for at least one year without having to learn a trade. Wouldn't it be better to choose people with good character, brain, and craftsmanship from these young people who have a little foundation to take with you, can you explain it clearly? ”

Hong Tao really didn't fool the craftsmen, what is written in this book is very simple truth and experience, few people can be self-taught just by reading books, let alone steal the jobs of the craftsmen.

“…… What the adults said is naturally reasonable, but there are enough apprentices in each family, and there is no shortage, so why choose more people? Everyone still shook their heads neatly, sincerely, if they didn't understand, they didn't understand.

“…… This one, originally these skills were difficult to get into the hall of elegance, but the official thinks that they are no worse than the Jinshi examination, and they are likely to be comparable to the Jinshi in the future. But if you want to do this, you must have books, schools, and a whole set of systems, so that you can gradually improve your status. ”

It is normal to not understand it, many of these old craftsmen did not even know words before, and it is rare to be able to reach the level of literacy and master some mathematical basics in recent years.

In fact, it is easier to communicate this truth with their children and nephews, but unfortunately it is still an era when the customs are very heavy on the inheritance of teachers, no matter how old the master is, as long as he does not die, there is no possibility for the apprentice to be the master.

"In Weiqiao Town, Huangzhou and Liangzhou, are you superior in terms of income and treatment?" It's okay if you don't understand, Hong Tao can explain the truth in simple terms, and use more examples to guide slowly.

"It's all up to the adults to cultivate us to have today, the martial arts family respects the adults, even if the little master runs the family in the future, it will not change!" Everyone seemed to understand this passage, and they kept nodding their heads, and some of them stood up to show their loyalty, but they still didn't understand.

"Then why is it better to be in Weiqiao Town and Huangzhou when you arrive in Kaifeng? This is a system problem. If we are craftsmen and have a general system of taking the Jinshi examination, think about it, in the future, the descendants of the martial arts family will be able to compete with the Jinshi, the fourth, are you willing? ”

For the promise of the martial family, Hong Tao Quanxin, not only the martial family, but also the Hu family, the Zhou family, the Peng family, the Wang family and other craftsmen who follow him have similar promises, and will abide by them from generation to generation. I don't dare to say that it can last for ten generations and eight generations, and it is estimated that Wang Xiaoya and her children can still enjoy it.

But what Hong Tao wants to say is not this problem, his intentions are even greater. Writing books and theories is only the first step, and the next step should be to establish professional schools to refine and enrich the education system of the Song Dynasty.

Not only do you want to train so many writers, poets, and politicians, but engineering students are also very important. There are as many engineering graduates as there are Weiqiao Towns, and when the whole country of the Great Song Dynasty is Weiqiao Town, who can stop the wave of changing rules and systems? This is one of the steps that Hong Tao took to force the country to change from the bottom up.

"Ah, we can also get fame in this craft......" This time no one shook their heads or nodded, the amount of information diverged by the colt was too large, and the craftsmen counted one of them, and their brains were all down.

"I think I can, as long as you believe in me and help me, this matter will become a reality sooner or later. The first step is to publish a book, with a book can we build a school to teach students, and with enough students can we talk about the establishment of a system, I don't know what you think? ”

"......" not only nodded this time, but all of them drooled and smirked, probably thinking about which descendant should be enrolled in school when he goes home to become a jinshi master.

The willow trees by the river had just seen green, and a wave of people came down from the Bianhe wharf opposite the Great Xiangguo Temple, and then six horse-drawn carriages decorated with bronze work were also carried ashore.

The horses pulling the cart also brought their own, all the black horses, lined up along the most prosperous Xiyu Street to turn north, along the way to provoke most of the Kaifeng people to stop and look sideways.

The carriage is not uncommon in Kaifeng City, this kind of shelter from the wind and rain, avoiding the soil and dust, driving briskly, riding comfortably means of transportation is very popular with the rich and noble families and officials, but its output is not high, so the price is expensive, and it is dragged by horses, and the little rich and the little expensive can not afford to play. Wealthy and wealthy families usually only have one car for the head of the family, and it is really rare for six cars to come out at once.

No one can guess who is sitting in the car, but looking at the horses pulling the cart, you can know that these people are really rich. It was a Liangzhou horse from Xiliang, tall and shiny.

Horses of this color were difficult to buy with money in the past, and there was only a small supply in the market after Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou were occupied by the Song army. But if you want to find twelve horses with the same coat color and similar stature, it is impossible to find them in Kaifeng folk, and Ouchi must have them.

They're from Weiqiao Town, or Huangzhou! Six wagons and twelve horses had already given the answer, and the answer was quickly confirmed, and the car finally stopped in front of the Horse Mansion.

I guessed the beginning correctly but didn't guess the result, the carriage and horses must have come from Weiqiao Town and Huangzhou, and there was no production in other places, but there was no one in the car north of the Yangtze River, except for Wang Hao, the rest were merchants of Fujian Road and Liangzhejiang Road.

"Uncle went north so early, I think I have a plan, right?" A moment later, the horse Wang Shu appeared outside the palace gate to greet him in person, and there was no marquis at all.

"Hou Ye has tormented the villain, how dare I and other small people bother Hou Ye to greet him, the guilt and guilt ......" Hong Tao has no shelf, but a group of businessmen led by Wang Hao can't deal with it calmly.

In the past, when I saw this Shuai Si in Huangzhou, I could be a little casual, but now everyone is a marquis, and this is where the Beijing master is located, and the number of etiquette cannot be messed up, even if you don't kneel down, you can see it with a big gift.

"Xiaomin! If my Great Song people are like uncles, then the official can be a minister. Hong Tao couldn't help but look sideways at these carriages, they were really scared, they were all money burned.

“…… It's all to blame for the villain's inconsiderate thinking and causing trouble for the adults. You guys don't get back to the boat yet, and you don't get ashore again!" Seeing that Hou Ye was not kind to these cars, Wang Hao immediately thought of the reason, and turned his head to scold the driver while making amends.

"Hey, it's not that serious, but didn't the ancients say it, wealth is not exposed, it's better not to be too ostentatious. Come, come, everyone, please don't poke outside. ”

Wang Hao: Are they considered to burn buns, but they are not too burned. The Song Dynasty was relatively vague about the division of classes, especially to the merchants, and there were not so many can'ts and can'ts.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the alum building to be higher than the palace wall, and the drama of catching a son-in-law under the list will not be staged, and it has little to do with driving a few luxury cars to go out in addition to attracting people's attention. It's just that Hong Tao likes to be low-key, so he said it in passing.

The place to feast these merchants is in the Feiyu Hall in the back garden, don't look at it is just an ordinary shed, but it can't stand the emperor's handwritten nomination hanging, and the grade is immediately raised to the N floor, and everyone is sincerely afraid and shrinking back after they come in.

This is what Hong Tao wants, and a few of these visiting businessmen have seen and heard of it, and their relationship with Wang Hao is not particularly close, and they only cooperate together because of the transportation of grain, gas lamps, and woolen products to Huangzhou.

If you don't put some pressure on them, it will be very difficult to talk about some topics, and you don't want to use your official position to force them, so you can only rely on the prestige of your eldest brother.

"Come on, uncle, talk while eating, this is the official's family secret skill, there is no semicolon." There are not many dishes, and it is still a horse dish that is original according to Japanese cuisine, but now there is no need for Hong Tao to make it himself.

Green Lotus doesn't look as delicious as Lian'er, but she has a talent for cooking, and the food made by her not only maintains the original taste, but also adds a unique delicacy to girls.

"Master Hou is really talented, I and other mortals feast their eyes and mouths today, such exquisite meals should only be in heaven." Wang Hao is not as cheerful as before, his mouth is full of compliments, it seems that the emperor's words are indeed very effective.