Again, everything has both positive and negative aspects, nothing is all good or all bad, and the ratio of good and bad will change at any time according to different points in time, different environmental situations, and different goals to be pursued. How to determine whether something is good or bad is a key and complex issue in life.

On the issue of promoting the society, Hong Tao feels that for the time being, it is a choice with basically equal disadvantages and advantages. In fact, it can be called a club, an organization, or a political party, and it is nothing more than choosing a group of elites among the people around you for the development and growth of the group.

No matter how capable a person is, he can't influence the whole society alone, didn't the ancients say that a good man has to help three. Hong Tao is not a good man, so he has to find thirty, three hundred, three thousand people to help.

In fact, this matter has always been in Hong Tao's plan, but he didn't expect Wang Er, Wang Shi, Zhou Yiri and these children to take the lead. Although it is a bit early, since it is a planned thing, there is no need to start over, and it is not wasteful to change it slightly.

"The official agreed! Hee-hee-hee-hee...... I knew that the officials would not suspect it, so let's be convinced this time! "The last thing she wants to be disbanded is Wang Shi, the existence of this organization is the most useful for her work, or she likes to do this kind of sneaky things.

Hearing that there was really no need to disband, a guy jumped up, hung on Hong Tao's neck and kept kicking at his feet, just like when he took turns to ride his adoptive father as a horse when he was a child.

"Go, go, stand, your question is not finished yet, don't giggle and try to get by." As the children grew older day by day, Hong Tao had fewer and fewer ways to deal with them.

If the boy is still easy to do, he will be beaten in a hurry, even if he breaks his arms and legs, he will not feel distressed. But in the face of a group of half-sized girls, I really can't do it, scare it, their resistance is getting stronger and stronger, and it doesn't work very well.

"The affairs of the Promotion Society should be kept strictly confidential, and if I hear even a word from an outsider, I will dissolve it immediately without discussion. In addition, I think you are all too idle, it was me and Master Xu who taught you personally, and now that you are all grown up, you should also share part of the work for me. In the future, the education of the children's group will be in charge of the promotion society, and you will select the best children to take with you and let them become preparatory members of the promotion society. However, there is one issue that I would like to stress in particular: do not recruit regular members externally for the time being. At present, it is not the time for expansion, and if there is a special suitability, it must be reported to the official first, and only after the investigation can it be officially contacted. If you have any questions, ask them quickly, and get out of here if there is no problem! ”

Seeing that a criticism meeting was about to be held again, Hong Tao had to hurry up and get down to business, lest they have another chance to play tricks on themselves. Out of sight is pure, no matter how sour the wine you brew, you have to drink it.

The matter of the Wu Wangfu business basically came to an end, and the two families each compensated dozens of gold coins to the merchants who had been harmed by them, and then paid a hundred gold coins as a fine, and the people were released, not as an example. You can still come to do business in the future, but you must abide by the rules, and if you do it again, you will really die.

This is the condition negotiated between the representatives of 11 people and Pei Ying, they must not have so much money with them, they will send someone to send it after they return to Kaifeng, and with Pei Ying as a guarantee, the two firms will not default on their debts.

In fact, these two firms are not the descendants of King Wu's mansion, and they are not even subordinates of Princess Wu, but the identities that they bought from Princess Wu at a large price through relationships, a bit like the affiliation of later generations. went out to operate in the name of the main family, but the main responsibility for the accident had to be borne by himself.

"The confrontation between the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia and the Northern Dynasties was all based on sharp armor, numerous soldiers and well-trained, all of which cost money and cost a lot of money. Both the national and the internal funds are from the people, and messing around like them is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs. Once the people lose their enthusiasm for creating wealth, how many years can they survive on farming and forbidden taxes? Think about it, if the boss is really loyal to His Majesty, he should not turn a deaf ear to this matter. This is the book of the official's money scripture, and there is an answer on it. ”

When I met Pei Ying again, neither of them wanted to deal with anyone. According to the previous agreement, Pei Ying is already the grandson of the colt, although it is angry, it is also very uncomfortable.

Hong Tao doesn't care if Pei Ying is uncomfortable or not, since he has turned his face, don't hide it anymore, and explain all the pros and cons to him clearly. It is his right to report to the emperor specifically, but he can't help but squeak on his side. The letter to the king of Wu must be written, and the recital to the emperor cannot be delayed.

After dealing with the affairs of the business, Hong Tao didn't dare to delay more, and set off for Liangzhou with the three princes and the obviously rare children's group. Pei Ying is right in one sentence, Huangzhou is really not very safe, the flow of foreign population is too large, and there is no suitable pavilion in the city, which is not suitable for the princes to live for a long time.

It's better to be in Liangzhou, where it is still under military control, and most of the residents also live outside the city, with very simple personnel composition and a high degree of security.

With Ganzhou and Suzhou also included in the territory of Ganliang Road, the status of Liangzhou will become higher and higher. In the future, it should be able to replace Huangzhou as the political, cultural and economic center of Ganliang Road, so Hong Tao intends to slowly shift his focus to Liangzhou.

It's a pity that at present, I don't have so much manpower and material resources to build Liangzhou, and the limited resources have to be used to build roads.

It is unlikely that he will continue to advance westward for a short time, and it is not in line with Hong Tao's character as a chicken thief to shrink the control area to Ganzhou, which is a few hundred miles away, and he is only unwilling to pull it after eating it.

Moreover, Suzhou is not as big as Liangzhou City, not as many defenders as Ganzhou City, but it is a rare treasure land, and the nearby mineral resources are very rich and have great development potential.

Yumen in the west has oil, and it is a famous chemical base in later generations. At the foot of the Qilian Mountains in the south, there are iron and coal, as well as gold and lime mines, and the reserves are not large, but they are enough for Hongtao.

What struck Hong Tao the most was that the ancients didn't know about it, which forced him to plan to mine with prisoners of war in remote Suzhou, and then replicate a Weiqiao town between Ganzhou and Suzhou.

This is not to prepare for a rebellion, but to leave an extra way for yourself. If Emperor Shenzong is in good health, Hong Tao will let the emperor know and approve even if he opens a mine in Suzhou, and there is no need to bear this responsibility.

But Emperor Shenzong is about to be forced to make a prince, so there must be something wrong with his body, and it is not a small problem. I don't know who the future crown prince is, and I don't know what the future new emperor plans to do, and his eyes are black.

The only thing I can know is that once Emperor Shenzong is gone, he will be a grandmother who doesn't love his uncle and uncle, his head is full of, and his body is full of problems.

If the crown prince was not born from these three princes, the ending would be even more bleak, what would the new emperor think? Okay, the three princes you support have all failed, and they have a heavy army and a rich armor, how do you think about it, how can it be a big hidden danger, and the new emperor can't sleep well if he doesn't pull out this nail.

In order to cope with the worst-case scenario, Hong Tao had to make one more move for himself. As long as you are strong enough, whether you are playing soft or hard, you will have to talk to the Great Song Dynasty.

There must be cards in the hand for negotiation, and it doesn't matter if you just rely on shouting your uncle's fart. The ancients have long summarized that the emperor is loveless and the royal is ruthless.

Then who will operate this matter, Wang Da will definitely not succeed, she is a good hand at fighting, and has the ability to draw inferences from one case and adapt to other situations, but she can exhaust all the prisoners to death after two months of production and construction. This has to be done by professionals, such as Mondays and Sundays.

This time, the matter of the Huangzhou business was dealt with, but there was always an official who came forward to take charge, and it could not be said that it was all a civil business dispute, so she, the first female state official in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, should take the blame and resign.

This is also to protect her, Huangzhou is originally the target of others' attacks, and she is the red heart in the middle of the target. Female officials are a big weakness in themselves.

It turned out that there was no one available, and Huangzhou couldn't do without talents who knew how to manage, but now it has become a big rear, and the rules and regulations have been almost established, and it should be no problem to change people with weak abilities, such as Liu Song.